1833
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Marée Basse is a 1833 ink by Eugène Isabey, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a small beach scene with a big ship flipped onto its side, half in the water. Nearby, a smaller boat floats close to shore, and a few tangled ropes and a barrel lie on the sand. In the background, a few buildings and a horse-drawn cart sit by the water’s edge. The title *Marée Basse* means "low tide," which explains why the ship is stranded. The artist used a sketchy, loose style to show the drama of the wreck. Next, check out how this was made using lithography.
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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