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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
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8871
label
Fishing Boats
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drawing
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Source metadata
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8871
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drawing
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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
Purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, May 17, 1883 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 178.
date
1862
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
19.5
height
34.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 11/16 x W: 13 9/16 in. (19.5 x 34.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
""E. Isabey 62"" in lower left in brown ink; ""N 6"" in graphite at the center
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med
watercolor heightened with white and gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
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photo
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