Adolphe Appian
Pool with Trees
c. 1887
Physical Qualities
Etching with monoprint inking, Sheet: 336 x 476 mm. (33.6 x 47.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Purchase with exchange funds from Garrett Collection
Object Number
1988.106
A regular member of the Barbizon circle of painters who was strongly influenced by Corot and Daubigny, Appian gained a reputation for his virtuoso treatment of light and shadow executed in a rapid and fluid style. Tanner, who was well schooled in the Barbizon tradition, was certainly familiar with Appian’s oeuvre. He may have been attracted to works such as this one, in which the treatment of light reflecting off water imbues the serenity of the scene with a suggestion of mystery.
Jay FIsher, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Decade of Print Acquisitions 1985-1995," 17 April - 23 June 1996.
Dr. James Smalls, "Henry Ossawa Tanner and the Lure of Paris." Baltimore Museum of Art December 7, 2005 - May 28, 2005.
Andaleeb Banta and Joanna Karlgaard, The Baltimore Museum of Art, “The Rembrandt Effect,” December 12, 2021 - April 10, 2022.
Dr. James Smalls, "Henry Ossawa Tanner and the Lure of Paris." Baltimore Museum of Art December 7, 2005 - May 28, 2005.
Andaleeb Banta and Joanna Karlgaard, The Baltimore Museum of Art, “The Rembrandt Effect,” December 12, 2021 - April 10, 2022.
