Artwork
Un Vieux Quartier de Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine)
Un Vieux Quartier de Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Maxime Lalanne. It dates from 1879 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Un Vieux Quartier de Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine) is an 1879 etching on laid paper by French artist François Antoine Maxime Lalanne, depicting a densely populated, old street in Vitré, France.
Subject & Meaning
The etching portrays a narrow, crowded street in Vitré lined with closely packed, old half-timbered houses. Everyday life is captured through figures of people and animals navigating a muddy road, with domestic details like hanging laundry and barrels outside doors.
Technique & Style
Lalanne employed fine etching lines to meticulously render the scene's textures, from the rough wooden facades of the houses to the intricacies of clothing and the environment.
History & Provenance
Created in 1879, the etching is part of the collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Artist & collection
Artist
François Antoine Maxime Lalanne (November 27, 1827 – July 29, 1886) was a French artist known for his etchings and charcoal drawings (fusain).
Vue de Rouen
Grande Rue à Morlaix (Bretagne) (Grand Rue, Morlaix, Brittany)
Rue des Toiles, Bourges
Ancienne habitation à Bourges, dite "La Maison du Musicien" (An Old House at Bourges, Sometimes Called the "Musician's House")
An Old House at Bourges, sometimes called the Musician's House
Maison Grande Rue St. Pierre
Après la pluie (After the Rain)
La Rue Pirouette aux halles, Paris (Pirouette Street, Near the Markets, Paris)
Souvenir de Bretagne
Provins (Seine et Marne)
La Rue des Toiles, à Bourges