A Blacksmith, 1833
Eugène Delacroixexpand_more
Aquatintexpand_more
Gift of funds from Barbara Longfellowexpand_more 2013.69
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Eugène Delacroix, the leader of the French Romantic school of painters, was also active as a printmaker. Blacksmiths were a recurrent theme for Romantic artists. They showed man as a modern-day Vulcan, harnessing the elements of fire and earth for god-like creation. Focusing tightly on the heroic individual, Delacroix emphasized the blacksmith’s powerful physique. Light emanating from the white-hot iron illuminates the man’s shirt and sets his skin aglow.
This is a superb example of one of the most desirable prints by Delacroix. It is an important addition to Mia's collection because of its rarity, quality, and pristine condition.
Details
- Title
- A Blacksmith
- Artist Life
- 1798–1863
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.69
- Provenance
- Unidentified sale, probably in Paris, May 30-31, 1927. Sale, Skinner, Boston, September 24, 2010, lot 61; ([ames A. Bergquist, Boston, '2010-2013; sold to MIA, 2013]
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Delteil 19 i/vi; Robaut 459; Moreau 21
- Curator Approved
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