Low Tide, plate six from Six Marines
1833
Medium
Lithograph in black on light gray China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 31 × 24.6 cm (12 1/4 × 9 11/16 in.); Chine: 35 × 28.3 cm (13 13/16 × 11 3/16 in.); Sheet: 44.3 × 34.7 cm (17 7/16 × 13 11/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
118279
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 ...