The Dyer's Boat (Bas-Meudon)
ca. 1868
Medium
Etching; first state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 1/8 × 8 7/16 in. (30.8 × 21.4 cm) Plate: 6 1/4 × 4 11/16 in. (15.9 × 11.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of David Keppel, 1922
Accession Number
22.1.17
Tags
Art Historical Context
Félix Bracquem's *The Dyer's Boat (Basudon)*, created around 1868, is a etching capturing a slice of everyday life along the Seine River near Meudon, a suburb west of Paris. Bracquemond (1833–1914), a leading French printmaker, was instrumental in the 19th-century revival of etching, drawing inspiration from Japanese woodcuts for his precise yet atmospheric lines. This first state of two impressions—before any revisions—offers a rare glimpse into the artist's initial vision, with subtle tonal variations achieved through acid-bitten lines on a copper plate. The image centers on a dyer's boat, ...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres