Campagne de France

1950

Louis Joseph Soulas

Associated Names
Louis Joseph Soulas

Artist, French, 1904 - 1954

The image shows a rural landscape with a winding road leading towards a small village in the distance. A person on a bicycle is traveling along the road. The sky has fluffy clouds and the fields on either side of the road are detailed with grasses and crops. The color palette is black and white. In the background, the village is depicted with simple structures and a church steeple. Some bushes and plants are shown in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.1 x 40 cm (9 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 38.1 x 55.9 cm (15 x 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.61

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Piasa, Paris, April 8, 1999); (via Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris)?; Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002. [1]
[1] The invoice from Prouté indicates that he bought four Soulas engravings at the Piasa sale, but does not indicate which four.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: IX/LX; lower right in graphite: Louis Joseph Soulas; lower right in plate: LJS 50

Wikidata ID

Q76347584

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