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Noël Masson

The Flood (Le Déluge)

Description

Maker

Noël Masson (French, 1854-1889)
After Ludovic Lepic (French, 1839-1889)

Title

The Flood (Le Déluge)

Year

1875

Medium

  • etching,
  • drypoint,
  • and roulette on beige-colored,
  • moderately textured laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • drypoint,
  • and roulette on beige-colored,
  • moderately textured laid paper

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 36.8 x 62.2 cm (14 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed: "A Edouard Blau, amities Lepic, avant la lettre"; inscribed in pencil verso, "Blau"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Eric G. Carlson in honor of Andrew Raftery

Object Number

2005.138.1

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Altered States
Etching in Late 19th-Century Paris
Jun 30, 2017 – Dec 03, 2017

Label copy

Depicting the torrent and aftermath of the biblical flood, this etching reinterprets a triptych by Ludovic Lepic. Masson translated the painting’s separate panels with a bold border around each image, probably using a straightedge and drypoint needle.

The large scale and profuse detail of the print are remarkable, especially given that Masson lost both arms as a teenager during the Commune, a civil war that broke out in Paris in 1870. He learned to use artificial hands to etch, working in the medium for almost two decades. Lepic signed this impression, suggesting that the print may have been a collaboration between the two artists.

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Noël Masson (French, 1854-1889)
After Ludovic Lepic (French, 1839-1889)
The Flood (Le Déluge), 1875
Etching, drypoint, and roulette on beige-colored, moderately textured laid paper
Image/plate: 36.8 x 62.2 cm (14 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches)
Gift of Eric G. Carlson in honor of Andrew Raftery 2005.138.1

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