Vue du Chateau de Saconnex

1780

Louis-François Cassas

Associated Names
Louis-François Cassas

Artist, French, 1756 - 1827

The image depicts a landscape sketched from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is shown at the upper third of the image, with remnants of castle towers and walls visible. Closest to the viewer, there is dense foliage, including trees and bushes, alongside the ruins of a stone wall. The sketch captures a historical architectural scene with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. Further in the distance, more ruins and trees are visible, leading into rolling hills fading into the background. The color palette is monochromatic, focusing on shades of gray and different pressures of the pencil for contrast and detailed visuals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on laid paper, mounted on album sheet

  • Credit Line

    Phillips Family Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.7 x 30.5 cm (7 3/4 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.95.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Piasa, 22 March 2006, no. 115, as "Vue du château de Laconnex"; (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: L.F. Cassas. 1780. a Geneve; lower right in graphite: vue du Chateau de Saconnex a la Darde a une lieu de Genève, sur la route de Zurich(?)

Wikidata ID

Q64594016

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