Canal at Pont Sainte-Maxence
1878
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1878
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Canal at Pont Sainte-Maxence is a 1878 by Maxime Lalanne, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a quiet canal near Pont Sainte-Maxence with old stone buildings along the bank. The water is still, reflecting muted colors of the sky and shore. A few rowboats drift near the edge. Lalanne made his name by reviving etching in France. He helped start a group in 1862 that pushed artists to treat prints like serious art. This scene feels like one of his prints, not a busy painting. If you like this, check out the Etching Society’s work at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
