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The Port at San Remo

1878

Adolphe Appian

(French, 1818–1898)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
etching
Support
Cream (3) Japanese wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 32.5 x 45.8 cm (12 13/16 x 18 1/16 in.); Platemark: 28.3 x 39.1 cm (11 1/8 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2001.103
Catalogue raisonné
Curtis and Prouté 52
State
ii/iii
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

Appian was one of the outstanding landscape painters of the 19th century in Lyon. He was also an excellent etcher who was extremely sensitive to light and atmosphere. He was able to create a mood with line and by carefully leaving a fine layer of ink on the surface of the copper plate which prints as pale tone.
A horizontally oriented etching in black ink on beige paper captures a coastal harbor. On the left, two masted boats with dark sails float near a rocky shoreline. To the right, a light wall with arched openings stretches toward a domed building. Densely etched lines create a wispy sky and reflective water. Tiny, silhouetted figures populate the boats, wall, and shore. The upper left corner is inscribed "APPIAN 1878."

The Port at San Remo

1878

Adolphe Appian

(French, 1818–1898)
France, 19th century

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