A t Pontchéry, Isère (A Pontcheruy , Isère, vue d’une chute d’eau)
Medium
etching and drypoint on tan laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.8 × 28.7 cm (6 1/4 × 11 5/16 in.) sheet: 19.8 × 32.1 cm (7 13/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston, in honor of Shelley R.Langdale
Accession Number
2020.149.7
Art Historical Context
In the mid-19th century, artist Louis Hector François Allemand captured the dramatic beauty of the French Alps in *A Pontchéry, Isère (A Pontcheruy, Is, vue d’une chute’eau)*, an 1857 and drypoint on tan laid paper. This intimate print depicts a cascading waterfall at Pontuy in the Isère, showcasing Allemand's affinity for rugged natural landscapes. As a of fine printmaking, he often the mountainous terrains of southeastern France,oking the Romantic era's for nature's sublime power during a time when industrialization was transforming rural scenes. Allemand's mastery shines in his combined us...