Petit Port--La Corniche, Marseilles

1928

Paul Gangolf

Associated Names
Paul Gangolf

Artist, German, German, 1879 - 1936

The image displays a densely populated hilly townscape by the water from a slightly elevated angle. The composition features buildings, boats on water, and a rugged landscape with sketchy lines indicating foliage or rocky terrain. The style is characterized by rough, sketch-like lines typical of etching, creating a dynamic feel. The color palette is monochromatic using shades of sepia or graphite, giving a classic, timeless quality.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    soft-ground etching [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.5 × 31.7 cm (14 3/4 × 12 1/2 in.)
    plate: 17 × 11.5 cm (6 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.67

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1964, no. 48

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November 26, 2005; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Im Memoriam Paul Gangolf. Berlin: Euphorin Verlag, 1964, no. 48.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: 1928 / Gangolf, Paris 29 [?]; bottom margin in plate: MARSEILLE LA CORNICHE; signed by artist, lower right under platemark, in graphite: Gangolf; by artist, lower left under platemark, in graphite: Epr. d'art. 4

Markings

stamp, verso center, in black ink: R [twice]

Wikidata ID

Q76349553

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