Twilight (Le Crépuscule)

1894

Charles-Philippe Blache

Associated Names
Charles-Philippe Blache

Artist, French, 1860 - 1907

The image features blurred lines and curves creating an abstract composition. Some shapes suggest a figure emerging from fog, with indistinct lines and smudges resembling an ethereal presence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.4 x 25.5 cm (14 5/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 56.8 x 42.5 cm (22 3/8 x 16 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.32

  • Series Title

    L'Estampe originale (album 7)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

under plate lower right in blue pencil written vertically [by later hand?]: BLACHE / CHARLES / PHILIPPE / 41; in plate lower left vertically: 1894 / BLACHE / CHARLES / PHILIPPE / 8

Wikidata ID

Q76337375