Crépuscule poetique (Poetical Twilight)

c. 1853

Charles Émile Jacque

Associated Names
Charles Émile Jacque

Artist, French, 1813 - 1894

The image shows a pastoral scene with a shepherd among a flock of sheep in the foreground. Trees and shrubs line the horizon against a dusky blue sky. The right side of the image is framed by gently arching trees, and the strokes are delicate and detailed. The color palette consists of muted, earthy tones like dark brown, black, and twilight blues.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph printed in black and blue on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.3 x 21.2 cm (6 7/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.6 x 32 cm (9 5/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.89.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 472

Artwork history & notes

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.

1930

  • IFF (1800), no. 530, ii/ii

Inscriptions

recto: in image, at lower left: Ch. Jacque; above image, at center: L'ARTISTE; below image, at left: Ch. Jacques lith.; below image at center: Crépuscule poetique.; below image, at right: Imp.Bertauts, r.Cadet, 11 Paris; verso: at upper center in graphite in later hand: 1109; at lower right in graphite in later hand: [illegible]

Markings

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Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q74066275

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