Landscape with a Pond
c. 1879
Medium
Black chalk on ivory laid paper laid down on blue laid paper partially discolored to tan
Dimensions
9.5 × 15.3 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
182513
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
“Jean-Jacques Henner is as little known today as he was famous during his lifetime,” quipped Rodolphe Rapetti in his 2003 monograph on the artist. Winning the Prix de Rome in 1858, Henner found inspiration in the chiaroscuro (strong contrasts of light and dark) and sfumato (smoky or hazy effects) of Caravaggio’s art. When he returned to his native Alsace in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War, his works became even dreamier and more deeply infused with melancholy.
About the Artist
Jean Jacques Henner · 1829–1905
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