Aanlegsteiger bij Honfleur
Medium
etching
Dimensions
236; 317
About this artwork
ets
Art Historical Context
Johan Barthold Jongkind *Aanlegsteiger bij Honleur* (Landing Pier at Honfleur created in 1865, the bustling harbor life of this charming Normandy port town. Rendered as an etching measuring 236 × 317 mm, the work showcases Jongkind's masterful command of line and tone. The Dutch artist (1819–1891), often called a precursor to Impressionism, spent significant time in France, drawn to coastal scenes that emphasized fleeting light and atmospheric effects—qualities evident even in this precise print medium. Etching, Jongkind's chosen technique here ("ets" in Dutch), involves incising lines into a...
About the Artist
Johan Barthold Jongkind
Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819–1891) was born on June 3 in the rural village of Lattrop, in the Netherlands' Overijssel province, and emerged as a pivotal figure bridging Dutch landscape traditions with the dawn of Impressionism. He began his formal training at The Hague's art academy under the esteemed landscape painter Andreas Schelfhout, whose influence rooted Jongkind in the meticulous depictio...