The Road Leading to Bellevue (Le Chemin montant à Bellevue)

1873

Félix Bracquemond

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

The image shows a landscape view with a high horizon. Treetops and some structures are visible in the distance. The drawing uses intricate etching techniques to depict trees and foliage. The color palette is limited to monochrome tones of black and white. Closest to us is an open area transitioning into densely packed trees depicted with curved lines. Further back, a cluster of trees extends towards the horizon, with hints of buildings interspersed throughout.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.9 × 31.6 cm (3 7/8 × 12 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.9 × 40.7 cm (5 7/8 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.210

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 210, State iii b/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1980.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

1987

  • Bouillon, Jean-Paul. Félix Bracquemond, Le Réalisme Absolu: oeuvre gravé 1849-1859, catalogue raisonné, Geneva: Skira, 1987.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower right: mai 1873 [reversed]; verso, lower right, in graphite: Bracquemond a Sèvres / chemin montant à Bellevue [indecipherable] / B. [indecipherable] TR. [indecipherable] 1920

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65568302

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