La leçon de musique
1880
Medium
etching
Dimensions
165; 121
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 165 mm x breedte 121 mm
Art Historical Context
Adolphe Lalauze's *La leçon de musique* (The Music Lesson), in 1880, is a delicate etching measuring 165 mm high by 121 mm wide. Lalauze, a prominent French printmaker of the late 19th, specialized in intricate reproductive etchings that captured the elegance of contemporary paintings. This small-scale work exemplifies his mastery of the etching technique, where acid etches fine lines into a metal plate allowing for subtle tonal variations and exquisite detail in a compact format ideal for collectors and intimate display. The title evokes a cherished motif in 19th-century European art: the do...
About the Artist
Adolphe Lalauze · 1838–1905
Adolphe Lalauze (1838-1906) was a prolific French etcher and illustrator who made illustrations for many of the most important literary publications of the late nineteenth century. Born in Rive-de-Gier, Loire, on October 8, 1838, he studied at the Ecole des beaux-arts in Toulouse under the engraver Leon Gaucherel, who encouraged him to pursue a career in printmaking rather than painting. Lalauze ...