Chelsea Regatta

1888·Etching in black on cream laid paper·Image/plate: 8 × 12 cm (3 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 8.6 × 12 cm (3 7/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

<p>For many of his earliest etchings Roussel used small copper plates and focused on Chelsea scenes, conveying a clear sense of place while often presenting affectionate portraits of the neighborhood’s youngest residents. Roussel employed a shorthand drawing style, almost caricature, to portray the figures, and yet the girl and two boys in <em>Chelsea Regatta</em> can be identified by their sizes and relative ages as the artist’s children, Jeanne, Raphael, and Paul.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1888
Medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 8 × 12 cm (3 3/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet, with signature tab: 8.6 × 12 cm (3 7/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Theodore Roussel

Artist

Theodore Roussel

Painting

Theodore Casimir Roussel (1847–1926) was a French-born English painter and graphic artist, best known for his landscapes and genre scenes.

Great Britain

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