Fishing Boat in a Gale
n.d.
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream chine, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
Dimensions
Primary support: 21.7 × 28 cm (8 9/16 × 11 1/16 in.); Plate: 25 × 30 cm (9 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Secondary support: 28.8 × 38 cm (11 3/8 × 15 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
234102
About the Artist
Eugène Isabey
Eugène Isabey (1803–1886) was a French painter and lithographer known for his dramatic seascapes, coastal scenes, and historical compositions. Born in Paris, he was the son of the celebrated miniaturist and portraitist Jean-Baptiste Isabey, who provided his early artistic training. The younger Isabey studied briefly with various masters but was largely shaped by his father's studio and by his own ...