Interior of a Forge (recto) / Yard with a Pigsty (verso)

1860s

Adolphe Appian

Associated Names
Adolphe Appian

Artist, French, 1818 - 1898

The image shows a sketched interior scene with large, undefined shapes creating an enclosed space, possibly furniture or structural elements. The color palette consists of various shades of gray, with charcoal pencil markings on grayish paper. The arched form is in the center-right area surrounded by other shapes on the left and right sides, creating a sense of depth and layered space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal on blue laid paper; verso, graphite and black and white chalk on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Helen Porter and James T. Dyke

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22 × 30.6 cm (8 11/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.172.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, SA, Paris); James T. Dyke, Little Rock, AR, 2006; gift to NGA, 2017

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by the artist at lower left in charcoal: Appian

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