A Great Beech Tree at the Edge of a Wood
c. 1840
Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

Artwork overview
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Medium
black and white chalk with gray wash on gray laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 47.2 x 62.9 cm (18 9/16 x 24 3/4 in.)
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Accession
2005.62.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Jacques Gruyer. (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2005 by NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2008
Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 98.
Inscriptions
by later hand, lower verso in blue ink: S. A. appian--Etude arbre 47 x 62.5 collection Jacques Gruyer (Succession GRUYER APPIAN)
Markings
Appian's studio stamp
Wikidata ID
Q64533389