1870
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Bastion 66 is a 1870 by Maxime Lalanne, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a ruined fort with broken walls and scattered wood. Soldiers and workers move around, pulling carts loaded with debris. In the background, distant hills and a few buildings fade into the horizon. The title says this is Bastion 66, a damaged fort near Versailles. The artist focused on the messy aftermath of conflict, not grand scenes. Next, look up Realism to see how artists used everyday scenes like this one.
François Antoine Maxime Lalanne (November 27, 1827 – July 29, 1886) was a French artist known for his etchings and charcoal drawings (fusain).
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