La Maison Enchantée (The Haunted House)

1871

Rodolphe Bresdin

Associated Names
Rodolphe Bresdin

Artist, French, 1822 - 1885

The image shows an ornate building with a prominent facade in the center. The scene includes the building, natural surroundings, intricate architectural details, latticed windows, turrets, chimneys, and grazing livestock. A woman is tending to the animals by a gate. The brushstrokes create a textured quality in the foliage and sky. The color palette is sepia-toned, providing a nostalgic and timeless feel, with dark shading contrasting the lighter tones of the building.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.6 x 40.7 cm (11 1/4 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Van Gelder 1976, no. 135, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rodolphe Bresdin (Lugt 295b). (E. Weyhe, Inc., New York); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 25, 1972; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003, as The Haunted House.

Bibliography

1976

  • Gelder, Dirk van. Rodolphe Bresdin. 2 vols. La Haye: M. Nijhoff, 1976.

Wikidata ID

Q76356612

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