Auguste Enfantin (1793-1827), Landscape with goat, tree and creek, 19th c., Etching

Beschreibung: Auguste Enfantin (1793 Belleville bei Paris - 1827 Neapel), Landscape with goat, tree and creek, 19th century, Etching

Technique: Etching on paper
Size: 27,7 x 22,7 cm, Plate: 24,3 x 18,9 cm | 11 x 9 in, Plate: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in
Inscription: lower right collector's stamp Friedrich August II von Sachsen (Lugt no. 971)

Condition: Overall fine, slightly browned, some larger stains, especially above and lower left.

Description: In the foreground, a goat rises through the shallow water of the stream, next to it another one is resting on the bank. On the left is a gnarled, tall tree. At the back right some pollarded willows line the bank, behind them some houses appear. Enfantin probably made this etching during his stay in Italy between 1825 and 1827. In Rome he had contact with artists such as François-Edouard Bertin and Camille Corot. In 1827, at the age of 34, he died in Naples.

Keywords: Romanticism, Genre, Landscape, Italy, France, Travel, Prints, Etching, Stream, House, Landscape, Goat, Tree

Zustand: Overall fine, slightly browned, some larger stains, especially above and lower left. Hinweise: Romanticism, Genre, Landscape, Italy, France, Travel, Prints, Etching, Stream, House, Landscape, Goat, Tree Herkunft: Friedrich August II von Sachsen Abmessungen: 27,7 x 22,7 cm, Plate: 24,3 x 18,9 cm | 11 x 9 in, Plate: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in Name des Künstlers: Auguste Enfantin (1793-1827) Medium: Etching on paper