Landschap met visser

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, recto rechtsonder, met blindstempel: Lugt 2194

Art Historical Context

**Landschap met visserLandscape with a Fisherman)** *Rodolphe Bresdin 1843–1844, etching, 83 × 113 mm* Step into the intricate world of Rodolphedin's *Landschap met viss*, a delicate etching from the early 1840s. This French artist's small-scale print captures a serene landscape featuring a fisherman, evoking the Romantic fascination with nature's quiet poetry. Bresdin, often called a visionary draftsman, crafted works that blend meticulous detail with imaginative depth, bridging Romanticism and the emerging Symbolist tendencies that would influence later masters like Odilon Redon. Etching was Bresdin's favored medium, allowing him to achieve extraordinary finesse through acid-bitten lines on a metal plate. At just 83 by 113 mm, this intimate piece invites close viewing, revealing his mastery of texture—from rippling water to distant horizons. The print bears a collector's mark (Lugt 2194) in blindstamp lower right verso, a testament to its prized status among connoisseurs since the 19th century. Created amid France's post-Revolutionary artistic ferment, Bresdin's etching reflects a retreat into fantastical reverie, offering timeless solace. A hidden gem for print enthusiasts, it showcases how humble techniques could conjure profound, otherworldly beauty.

About the Artist

Rodolphe Bresdin · 1822–1885

Rodolphe Bresdin (1822–1885) was a visionary French draughtsman, engraver, and lithographer whose fantastical imagery captured the empathy of rural poverty and the wild exuberance of the imagination. Born on August 12, 1822, in Montrelais near Le Fresne-sur-Loire in Brittany, he grew up in the Breton countryside amid its bardic folklore traditions before a family dispute left him homeless in Paris...