Au ravin de la faille, Auvergne (The Ravine at Auvergne)
Eugène Bléry
1846
Medium
etching on chine applique [proof]
Dimensions
plate: 12.8 x 20 cm (5 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.) sheet: 22.7 x 30.8 cm (8 15/16 x 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1988.63.1
About the Artist
Eugène Bléry
Eugène Bléry (1805–1887) was a French engraver and etcher whose refined printmaking brought him considerable recognition among connoisseurs of the graphic arts during the nineteenth century. He trained in Paris and developed a particular affinity for landscape subjects rendered through the demanding medium of etching, where his technical precision and sensitivity to natural light set his work apar...