Caption

Ship at anchor at sunrise, Le lever du soleil, print, printmaker: Théodore Gudin, publisher: Henri Jeannin, Paris, c. 1847, paper, lithography, height 273 mm x width 354 mm, beach, ships (in general), sunrise, A large sketch in muted tones shows a calm seascape with a prominent sailing vessel near the shore, its tall mast and furled sails rendered with fine lines. Smaller boats appear farther out on the water. On the shoreline several figures are engaged in activity, some bent over near a small boat or net and others wading in shallow water. The horizon is low and distant, and the sky above is softly shaded with subtle variations in tone. The scene is composed with delicate pencil or charcoal strokes and a quiet, expansive atmosphere.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B11_420

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Rights managed

Available size

43.2Mb (7.1Mb) / 15.5in x 10.8in / 4646 x 3252 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ship anchor sunrise Le lever du soleil print printmaker Théodore Gudin publisher Henri Jeannin Paris c 1847 paper lithography height 273 mm x width 354 mm beach ships in general large sketch muted tones calm seascape prominent sailing vessel near shore tall mast furled sails rendered fine lines Smaller boats farther water shoreline several figures engaged activity bent near small boat net wading shallow water horizon low distant sky softly shaded subtle variations tone scene composed delicate pencil charcoal strokes quiet expansive atmosphere