Vague frappant contre le rocher et retombant en arceau (pointe de Leidé), plate 7 in the set La Mer, étude de vagues
Henri Rivière
(French, 1864–1951)
1892, printed 1914
Medium/TechniqueWoodcut, printed in six colors
DimensionsBlock: 22.3 x 35.4 cm (8 3/4 x 13 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 34.9 x 50.7 cm (13 3/4 x 19 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 34.9 x 50.7 cm (13 3/4 x 19 15/16 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number2016.52
On View
On viewClassificationsPrints
Collections
ProvenancePossibly descended within the family of the artist [see note]. 2015, purchased from a French private collection by Paul Prouté S.A. (dealer), Paris; 2016, sold by Paul Prouté to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 24, 2016)
NOTE: According to the dealer, the print was acquired from a French private collector who was “close to the Rivière family,” suggesting that the print passed by descent within the family of the artist.
NOTE: According to the dealer, the print was acquired from a French private collector who was “close to the Rivière family,” suggesting that the print passed by descent within the family of the artist.
