Trembles au bord de la Seine
ca. 1884
Medium
Etching, drypoint; second state of three
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 in. × 10 11/16 in. (22.8 × 27.1 cm) Plate: 3 7/8 × 5 13/16 in. (9.8 × 14.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Theodore De Witt, 1923
Accession Number
23.65.92
Tags
Art Historical Context
Félix Bracquemond's *Trembles au bord de la Seine* (ca. 1884) invites visitors to the tranquil banks of the Seine River, where slender aspen trees—known as "trem" for their quivering leaves—frame a serene landscape dotted with boats. This intimate etching captures the shimmering play of light on water and foliage, evoking the everyday beauty of 19th-century Parisian environs. Bracquemond, a leading French printmaker and etcher, was a key figure in reviving the medium during the Impressionist era, blending precise observation with subtle atmospheric effects. Rendered in etching and drypoint—th...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres