Vue d’Église et Entrée du Village d’Essômes
1880
Medium
etching on chine collé on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 11.7 × 18.4 cm (4 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.) plate: 14.7 × 20.8 cm (5 13/16 × 8 3/16 in.) sheet: 31.5 × 48.2 cm (12 3/8 × 19 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend
Accession Number
2021.113.54
Art Historical Context
Maxime Lalanne’s *Vue d’Église etée du Village d’ômes* (View of the Church and Entrance the Village of Essômes created in 1880, a serene rural scene from the French village of Essômes-sur-Marne. As a prominent 19th-century French etcher and painter (1827–1886), Lalanne specialized in detailed landscapes and architectural views, often evoking the quiet charm of provincial life. This print reflects the era’s fascination with everyday French countryside motifs, bridging Romantic traditions with the rising interest in natural light and texture during the late Impressionist period. The work is an ...
About the Artist
Maxime Lalanne
François Antoine Maxime Lalanne (1827–1886) was born in Bordeaux into a family of civil servants, initially pursuing classical studies and a law career. At the Institution Oré, he learned drawing from instructor Saulnier and showed early promise, exhibiting pencil and pastel works at Bordeaux's Philomathique Society in 1850, where he earned a bronze medal. Encouraged by architect Léo Drouyn, Lalan...