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The Sea at Bognor

A work made of soft ground etching, inked à la poupée, in yellowish green and greenish blue on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of soft ground etching, inked à la poupée, in yellowish green and greenish blue on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1895

Artist:

Theodore Roussel
French, worked in England, 1847-1926

About this artwork

Roussel was a pioneer in color etching in Britain, and a series of trial proofs illustrates his creative process. For many of the proofs, colored ink was painted onto the plate and then apparently printed without using a press. The completed version of this soft ground etching was among a set of nine color prints first exhibited in 1899. Roussel also made a painting of the same view of sky, sea, and shore at Bognor Regis, located on the southern coast of England.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Theodore Roussel

Title

The Sea at Bognor

Place

France (Object made in)

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Made 1895

Medium

Soft ground etching, inked à la poupée, in yellowish green and greenish blue on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image, trimmed within platemark: 7.5 × 14.1 cm (3 × 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 10 × 15.1 cm (3 15/16 × 6 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Meg and Mark Hausberg

Reference Number

2011.573.2

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