Pierre Ozanne
French, 1737-1813
The Bark
INV-1905
Pierre Ozanne
French, 1737-18131771/80
pen and ink drawingsprints and drawing
Date
1771/80
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, and white gouache, over black chalk, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
20.5 × 35 cm (8 1/8 × 13 13/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Julius Lewis Endowment and Fund
From a family of naval artists, Pierre Ozanne set out in 1771 as a draftsman on a scientific mission to Spain, the Canary Islands, Africa, and North America, venturing on to Santo Domingo before returning to the coast of France. This scene reveals his mastery of marine subjects as well as his admiration for native peoples, depicted here as both brave and vulnerable in the face of the agitated sea and the enormous European ships.