Amazon Rainforest near the Bonito River in Brazil

Claude François Fortier (mentioned on object), 1822

Even without using any colour, Fortier managed to convincingly render the sunlight filtering through the dense vegetation. His model was a watercolour by Charles de Clarac. In 1816 Clarac took part in a scientific expedition to study the flora and fauna of Brazil. This print reflects the profound awe that man experiences before nature.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-2016-304-4
  • Dimensionsheight 680 mm x width 835 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets en gravure

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Amazon Rainforest near the Bonito River in Brazil

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2016-304-4

  • Description

    Het regenwoud op de oevers van de Rio Bonito in Brazilië. Op de voorgrond jaagt een man met pijl-en-boog. Meer naar achteren steken een man, eveneens met pijl-en-boog, en een vrouw met een baby de rivier over via een omgevallen boom. Ze worden gevolgd door een hond.

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Claude François Fortier (mentioned on object), France
    • after drawing by Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste de Clarac (mentioned on object), France
    • printer (person): Durand & Sauvé (mentioned on object), Paris

  • Dating

    1822

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets en gravure

  • Dimensions

    height 680 mm x width 835 mm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2016-06-02

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Tefaf catalogue nr. 53
    • Ana Lucia Araujo, Brazil through French eyes : a nineteenth-century artist in the tropics, Albuquerque 2015, p. 111 e.v.

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