Rue de Chartres, St. Malo

1926

Louis Conrad Rosenberg

Associated Names
Louis Conrad Rosenberg

Artist, American, 1890 - 1983

Charles Welch

Printer

The image shows a street-level view of a narrow city street with a prominent building in the center bearing the sign "POMME D'OR." Multiple tall structures surround the central building. The perspective is slightly angled, capturing a close-knit urban environment with high-rise buildings crowding the scene. The horizon is obscured by the tightly packed buildings. The artwork shows subtle and refined brushstrokes, likely created using an etching technique to depict precise architectural details. The color palette consists of sepia tones, creating a vintage feel. Two figures stand on the street near us, engaged in conversation, while more figures can be seen further down the street under an awning, adding life to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 × 13.7 cm (7 7/8 × 5 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7467

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    McMillan 1978, no. 42


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

  • McMillan, Gail. Catalog of the Louis Conrad Rosenberg Collection. Eugene: Special Collections Division University of Oregon Library, 1978, no. 42.

1990

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix A, p. 108, no. 17.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: L.C.R. MCMXXVI; lower right in graphite: Louis Rosenberg

Wikidata ID

Q65023189

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