Woman Seated at the Edge of a Pond, 1865
Adolphe Appianexpand_more
Charcoal and wash with stumping and scratchingexpand_more
Gift of Dr. Gabriel P. and Yvonne M.L. Weisbergexpand_more 2022.80.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
Adolph Appian was a major figure in the great French tradition of landscape draftsmanship. This is an unusually free drawing from an artist normally known for his tight control. Note the brushstrokes of liquid wash that seem to dance over the surface of the image without being fully integrated into the smooth tonal transitions that characterize Appian’s handling of the soft, smudgeable charcoal. Appian’s drawings are often melancholy, as is the case here. The woman who sits by the water is possibly his wife, who often accompanied him on his outings to draw in nature.
Details
- Title
- Woman Seated at the Edge of a Pond
- Artist Life
- Lyon 1818–Lyon 1898
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2022.80.2
- Provenance
- Private collection, Lyon; [Galerie Paul Prouté, Paris]; [Armstrong Fine Art, Chicago, until 2021; to Weisberg]; Yvonne and Gabriel Weisberg, Minneapolis (2021–22; given to Mia)
- Curator Approved
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