Artist
Adolphe Appian (French, 1818–1898)French, 1818–1898
CultureFrench
Titles
- Fisherman in a Rowboat, at the Edge of a River
Date1887
PlaceFrance
MediumEtching and monotype on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 12 1/4 × 18 1/2 in. (31.1 × 47 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 19 3/16 in. (32.7 × 48.7 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 19 3/16 in. (32.7 × 48.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by John H. Adger, Dunbar N. Chambers, Jr., Ernest H. Cockrell, Bud Covert, M. Robert Dussler, Donald R. Kendall, Jr., Robert C. McNair, D. Cal McNair, R. Cary McNair and Charles L. Sowell at "One Great Night in November, 1995"
Object number95.285
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Recto: Signed in graphite, below image, right: Appian
Recto of mat: Inscribed in graphite, on mat: Adolphe Appian 1818-1898 / Pêcheur en canot, au bord d'une viviere (Fisherman in a rowboat) / Etching and monotype; 1887. Signed in pencil. / Curtis + Froeté 66 i/III, in leed to create the effect of moonlight
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, on mat, right bottom edge: $7500-
Recto of mat: Inscribed in graphite, on mat: Adolphe Appian 1818-1898 / Pêcheur en canot, au bord d'une viviere (Fisherman in a rowboat) / Etching and monotype; 1887. Signed in pencil. / Curtis + Froeté 66 i/III, in leed to create the effect of moonlight
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, on mat, right bottom edge: $7500-
Recto: Signed in graphite, below image, right: Appian
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