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Source Description
In this late drawing, Eugène Delacroix used spare layers of watercolor to record two large boats floating in a harbor, contrasting the bright tones of the French flags flying on both with the subdued hues of the water surrounding them. The artist recorded the scene during one of five stays in Dieppe, a coastal town that became a popular vacation destination after it was connected to Paris by train in 1848. Delacroix was passionate about depicting the sea and its environs and created numerous variations of this subject over the course of about a decade.
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74601
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Two Boats at the Harbor of Dieppe
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74601
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drawing
title
Two Boats at the Harbor of Dieppe
description
In this late drawing, Eugène Delacroix used spare layers of watercolor to record two large boats floating in a harbor, contrasting the bright tones of the French flags flying on both with the subdued hues of the water surrounding them. The artist recorded the scene during one of five stays in Dieppe, a coastal town that became a popular vacation destination after it was connected to Paris by train in 1848. Delacroix was passionate about depicting the sea and its environs and created numerous variations of this subject over the course of about a decade.
date
1854
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q107273153
creators
1658
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Drawing
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Image: 22.5 x 34.6 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.); Sheet: 22.5 x 34.6 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.); Mounted: 24 x 36 cm (9 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
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France, 19th century
accession
2021.108
Source extras
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watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board
tombstone
Two Boats at the Harbor of Dieppe, 1854. Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863). Watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board; image: 22.5 x 34.6 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.); sheet: 22.5 x 34.6 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.); mounted: 24 x 36 cm (9 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2021.108
collection
DR - French
inscriptions
inscription
inscribed, at bottom center, in brown ink: 1er 7b [septembre]; inscribed along lower margin of board, in pencil: 1854 [illeg.]; at lower left, in black ink: stamp of Marcel Louis Guérin [1873-1948; Lugt 1872b]; at lower right, in red ink: Delacroix studio stamp [Lugt 838a]
didYouKnow
Eugène Delacroix described making this drawing in his journal, writing on September 1, 1854: “Drew from my window, before dinner, some boats.”
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue de la vente…Eugène Delacroix</em>. Paris: Hotel Drouot, 1864
page_number
Mentioned: p. 70, no. 600 (probably included in this lot of 20 drawings)
citation
Robaut, Alfred, Ernest Chesneau, and Fernand Calmettes. L'œuvre complet de Eugène Delacroix, peintures, dessins, gravures, lithographies. Paris: Charavay Frères, 1885.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 339, no. 1270
citation
<em>19th Century European Paintings</em>. New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1976
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: no. 285
citation
<em>Eugène Delacroix: Journal (1822-1857)</em>. Paris: José Corti, 2009
page_number
Mentioned p. 820, no. 365
creditline
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
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2026-05-29 04:57:02.741000
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74601
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DR - French
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watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board
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