View of the harbor of Carteret, Le hâvre de Carteret, French etching from 1878, L'eau-forte en 1878, print, Series number, 23, 30, watermark, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Léon Germain Pelouse, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1878, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 155 mm x width 277 mm, harbour, Manche, A monochrome etching shows a coastal scene with a wide sky filled with dense, short hatch marks suggesting heavy clouds. Along the shoreline there are low dunes and rocky outcrops rendered with crosshatching, and small buildings clustered near the water depicted with simple angular roofs. In the shallow water and on the wet sand a few human figures are shown bent over or walking, some carrying round objects, with their reflections visible on the wet surface. Small boats rest near the waterline and simple poles or stakes stand upright in the sand. The foreground features wet, textured sand with scattered dark patches and shallow pools, wh...
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View of the harbor of Carteret, Le hâvre de Carteret, French etching from 1878, L'eau-forte en 1878, print, Series number, 23, 30, watermark, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Léon Germain Pelouse, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1878, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 155 mm x width 277 mm, harbour, Manche, A monochrome etching shows a coastal scene with a wide sky filled with dense, short hatch marks suggesting heavy clouds. Along the shoreline there are low dunes and rocky outcrops rendered with crosshatching, and small buildings clustered near the water depicted with simple angular roofs. In the shallow water and on the wet sand a few human figures are shown bent over or walking, some carrying round objects, with their reflections visible on the wet surface. Small boats rest near the waterline and simple poles or stakes stand upright in the sand. The foreground features wet, textured sand with scattered dark patches and shallow pools, while the distant horizon is a thin strip separating sea and sky.

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View harbor Carteret Le hâvre de Carteret French etching 1878 L'eau-forte en 1878 print Series number 23 30 watermark collector's mark AFE v S printmaker Léon Germain Pelouse publisher widow Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 155 mm x width 277 mm harbour Manche monochrome etching coastal scene wide sky filled dense short hatch marks suggesting heavy clouds shoreline low dunes rocky outcrops rendered crosshatching small buildings clustered near water depicted simple angular roofs shallow water wet sand human figures shown bent walking carrying round objects reflections visible wet surface Small boats rest near waterline simple poles stakes stand upright sand foreground features wet textured sand scattered dark patches shallow pools distant horizon thin strip separating sea sky

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