À Cusset (Allier)
Medium
etching
Dimensions
140; 100
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**À Cusset (Allier, a delicate etching by French artist Maxime François Antoine Lal from 1869, captures glimpse of the charming town of Cusset in France's Allier department. Measuring just 100 mm high by 140 mm wide, this intimate print exemplifies Lalanne's mastery of etching during the 19th-century of the medium. As a prominent engraver and member of Paris's etching clubs, Lalanne specialized in landscapes and architectural views, blending Realism with a poetic sensitivity to light and texture. Etching allowed Lalanne to draw directly onto metal plates with acid-resistant lines, creating ri...