1832
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Souvenirs: Souvenir of Brittany, Plate 5 is a 1832 by Eugène Isabey, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a busy waterfront in a small town. Wooden houses with steep roofs line the shore, and a crowd of people sit at tables under a covered walkway. Boats are tied up along the dock, some with laundry hanging from them. The scene looks lively but a bit rough around the edges. The title at the bottom says "Souvenir of Brittany," hinting this is a memory of a place in France. The artist focused on everyday life rather than grand scenes. Check out Romanticism to see how artists like this one used ordinary moments to tell bigger stories.
Eugène Louis Gabriel Isabey (French pronunciation: ; 22 July 1803 – 25 April 1886) was a French painter, lithographer and watercolorist in the Romantic style.
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