Quai Henry VI (Dieppe, Quai Henri IV)
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 20 x 13.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.) sheet: 29.5 x 22.9 cm (11 5/8 x 9 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Milton M. Gottesman
Accession Number
2006.83.4
Art Historical Context
Walter Richard Sickert's *Quai Henry VI (ppe, Quai Henri)*, created in 1915, a serene quayside scene in the French coastal town of Dieppe, a place Sickert cherished and frequented for decades. As a leading British artist associated with the Camden Town Group and influenced by Whistler and Degas, Sickert often depicted everyday urban and seaside life with a gritty realism and atmospheric depth. This etching reflects his fascination with Dieppe's bustling harbors, rendered during the early years of World War I, when such peaceful vignettes offered a poignant contrast to global turmoil. Etching ...