The Fisherman (Le Pêcheur)

c. 1840–45

Théodore Rousseau

Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867)

Drawings

The Fisherman (Le Pêcheur), c. 1840–45. Théodore Rousseau (French, 1812–1867). Pen and brown ink and brush, gray and black wash (scratched away in places), with touches of pink watercolor; sheet: 20.9 x 28 cm (8 1/4 x 11 in.); secondary support: 20.9 x 28 cm (8 1/4 x 11 in.); tertiary support: 29.6 x 37.9 cm (11 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1980.18

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Rousseau, Théodore
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: pen and brown ink and brush, gray and black wash (scratched away in places), with touches of pink watercolor
Medium: pen, brown, ink, brush, gray, black, wash, scratched, away, places, touches, pink, watercolor
Dimensions: Sheet: 20.9 x 28 cm (8 1/4 x 11 in.); Secondary Support: 20.9 x 28 cm (8 1/4 x 11 in.); Tertiary Support: 29.6 x 37.9 cm (11 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: signed, lower left, in brown ink: TH. Rousseau ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, upper left, in graphite: 2830 [circled] ; upper left, in graphite: Th Rousseau / The Fisherman / id. x. x. ; upper left, in graphite: 52149 ; VERSO OF TERTIARY SUPPORT, upper right, in black fiber-tipped pen: D 19 [sideways]
Departments: Drawings
Accession Number: 1980.18
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1980, The Graphic Art of the Barbizon School, French Drawings from the Collection, Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century, Unruly Nature: The Landscapes of Théodore Rousseau
Rights Statement: CC0