La Terrasse de la Villa Brancas
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 25.4 × 35.4 cm (10 × 13 15/16 in.) sheet: 298 × 45 cm (117 5/16 × 17 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson
Accession Number
2020.83.4
Art Historical Context
Félix Bracquemond's *La Terrasse de la Villa Br* (1876) invites visitors to linger on the sunlit terrace of an elegant villa, captured through the delicate precision of etching on laid paper. Measuring 25.4 × 35.4 cm on the plate, this print exemplifies Bracquemond's mastery a leading French printmaker of the 19th century. The unusually large sheet (298 × 45 cm) its immersive quality, allowing fine details to unfold across the surface. Etching, Bracquemond's favored medium, involves drawing through a wax ground on a metal plate, which is then bitten by acid to create rich, varied lines mimick...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres