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Source Description
Eugène Isabey began his career assisting his father, the miniaturist J. B. Isabey, with illustrations for a travel book on Italy. In 1825, Isabey made a trip to England, where he was profoundly influenced by the latest trends in watercolor painting. On his return, he specialized in coastal scenes of Normandy in the north of France. Here, Isabey depicts the luminous atmospheric effects at the meeting of sea, shore, and sky with the consummate skill that earned him a reputation as one of the leading Romantic watercolorists.
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Document identity
localId
19149
label
Fishing Boats
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
19149
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Fishing Boats
description
Eugène Isabey began his career assisting his father, the miniaturist J. B. Isabey, with illustrations for a travel book on Italy. In 1825, Isabey made a trip to England, where he was profoundly influenced by the latest trends in watercolor painting. On his return, he specialized in coastal scenes of Normandy in the north of France. Here, Isabey depicts the luminous atmospheric effects at the meeting of sea, shore, and sky with the consummate skill that earned him a reputation as one of the leading Romantic watercolorists.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, before 1884, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1836
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.7
height
37.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 1/8 x W: 14 7/8 in. (25.7 x 37.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
""E. Isabey 1836 (?)"" in brown iron gall ink lower right
med
watercolor and graphite underdrawing with extensive gum heightening on moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper
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7841
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EAN
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404
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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