L'Eau Noir - Allaman by Robert Hainard
L'Eau Noir - Allaman
Robert Hainard
Title
L'Eau Noir - Allaman
Artist
Year
1941
Technique
color woodcut
Image Size
5 1/4 x 6 1/2" image
Signature
pencil signed lower left margin and again in India ink in lower right image
Edition Size
44 of 62
Annotations
ink titled, dated "31 Mai 1941", and pencil editioned, lower right corner
Reference
Paper
fine, antique-white laid
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
20140
Price
$750.00
Description
An image of a European snow vole peeking out from the brush along the L'Eau Noir river in Allaman, Swizterland. Snow voles favor rocky crevices, screes, and other burrowing areas that protect them from predators,. They live underground during the snowy winter months. Robert Hainard employs his unique woodcut technique, appearing textured like an oil pastel, to capture the secretive world of the little alpine rodent.