Bridge at Hautville
1870
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 21.6 × 36.3 cm (8 9/16 × 14 5/16 in.); Sheet: 26.8 × 41.5 cm (10 9/16 × 16 3/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
40708
Art Historical Context
Adolphe Appian's *Bridge at Hautville*1870) is a masterful etching on ivory laid paper, capturing serene French rural landscape with exquisite precision. Measuring 21.6 × 36.3 cm on the plate, this print from the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings department showcases Appian, a prominent 19th-century French artist known for his atmospheric etchings of the Lyon region's countryside. Created during a time of national upheaval—the Franco-Prussian War—ian's work offers a tranquil escape, emphasizing nature's quiet beauty. As a key figure influenced by the Barbizon School, Appian excelled ...
About the Artist
Adolphe Appian · 1818–1898
Adolphe Appian, born Jacques Barthélemy Adolphe Appian in Lyon, France, on August 28, 1819, began his artistic training at the age of fifteen at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lyon. There, he studied under the landscape painters Jean-Michel Grobon and Augustin Alexandre Thierrat, initially focusing on fabric decoration for the city's thriving silk industry. This practical grounding in drawing honed h...