The Bridge at Fournay, from the Side
1895
Medium
Etching and plate tone on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 16.8 × 16 cm (6 5/8 × 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 30.4 × 21.3 cm (12 × 8 7/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
41358
Art Historical Context
In the late 19th century, artist Gustave Leheut captured the serene charm of rural France with *The Bridge at Fournay, from the* (1895), an etching housed in the Art Institute of's Prints and Drawings collection This work depicts a quaint stone bridge, likely in the French countryside near Fournay, viewed from an oblique angle that invites viewers to linger on its architectural curves and surrounding landscape. Leheutre, active during a period when printmaking flourished as an accessible art form, contributed to the era's fascination with everyday scenes, bridging Impressionist influences with...