Bois de la charbonnière
Medium
etching and drypoint on tan laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 20.5 × 19.8 cm (8 1/16 × 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 29 × 23.5 cm (11 7/16 × 9 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston, in honor of Shelley R.Langdale
Accession Number
2020.149.8
Art Historical Context
**Bois de la charbon** *Louis Hector François Allemand 1877* Step into the shaded depths of 19th-century France with Louis Hector François Allemand's *Bois de la charbon* (Charcoal Burner's Wood), delicate etching and drypoint from 1877. This print, measuring just 20.5 × 19.8 cm on its plate, captures the evocative atmosphere of a woodland scene likely tied to the humble labor of charcoal burners—workers who transformed forests into fuel during France's industrializing era. Created on warm tan laid paper, the work reflects the etching revival of the late 19th century, where artists like A...