Laburnums and Battersea
<p>For his early prints, Roussel adapted James McNeill Whistler’s methods to express his own interest in documenting the local scene, and <em>Laburnums and Battersea</em> is a striking example of the older artist’s influence. Roussel developed his plate through multiple states, used a variety of ink colors, and employed selective wiping to suggest differing effects of light, water, and mist. He also chose an upright format and a larger scale than his other prints depicting Chelsea and the Battersea factories on the opposite bank of the Thames River.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1889
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 34.2 × 22.1 cm (13 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 42.1 × 27.2 cm (16 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Theodore Roussel
Artist
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Theodore Casimir Roussel (1847–1926) was a French-born English painter and graphic artist, best known for his landscapes and genre scenes.
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1925 · Etching in black on cream Japanese paper
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1925 · Etching in black on cream Japanese paper
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- Theodore Roussel
- Year
- 1889
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 34.2 × 22.1 cm (13 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 42.1 × 27.2 cm (16 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1889-015605
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- verified