Quai Voltaire
In 1874, De Nittis joined the Société des Aquafortistes (Society of Etchers) in Paris—the same year his friend Edgar Degas invited him to participate in the first Impressionist exhibition. This print from two years later shows the artist’s investigation of the alliance between printmaking techniques and the aesthetic priorities of Impressionism. To convey atmospheric effects in this view along the Seine, De Nittis selectively wiped the ink on the copperplate before printing it.
Artwork Details
- Title: Quai Voltaire
- Artist: Giuseppe De Nittis (Italian, 1846–1884)
- Date: 1876
- Medium: Etching and drypoint; sixth state of six
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 11 5/8 in. (19.8 × 29.6 cm)
Plate: 5 7/16 × 8 9/16 in. (13.8 × 21.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Mary Oenslager Fund, 2022
- Object Number: 2022.400
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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