The Fisher
Medium
Etching, with roulette and drypoint, on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 16 × 11.9 cm (6 5/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Plate: 17.8 × 12.8 cm (7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.); Sheet: 31.8 × 24.4 cm (12 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
74130
Art Historical Context
**The Fisher** (1863) by French artist Emmanuel Phelippes-Beaulieu captures a quiet moment of everyday life through masterful printmaking. Created during the mid-19th century—a time when Realism was gaining prominence in European art—this etching depicts a solitary fisherman, evoking the humble labors of rural or coastal existence. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings Department, the work measures a modest image size of 16 × 11.9 cm, inviting intimate contemplation on its white wove paper sheet. Phelippes-Beaulieu employs a sophisticated blend of etching, roulette, and...