Egham
1859
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1859
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Egham is a 1859 by Francis Seymour Haden, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a serene landscape with a river and trees. The artist used a technique to wipe ink from the plate, creating a bright light effect. This is similar to the technique used in chiaroscuro, which is an artistic method that uses strong contrasts of light and dark to create a sense of volume in a picture. To learn more about this method, look up the technique: chiaroscuro.
Francis Seymour Haden worked professionally as a surgeon, experimenting avidly with etching in his spare time. He took up the medium while it was experiencing a major revival of interest in London, and he quickly developed an artistic reputation that outweighed his medical work. Most of Haden’s prints were landscapes. In this work, he cleanly wiped ink from the plate to suggest the sun’s bright light and reflection over the river.
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Francis Seymour Haden (1818–1910) was a British artist.
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