Presentation Drawing of the Hôtel de Camondo

1876

Denis-Louis Destors

Associated Names
Denis-Louis Destors

Artist, French, 1816 - 1882

This is a drawing of the façade of a grand building. The central structure is flanked by two symmetrical wings. The central portion features embellishments, such as carvings above the main entrance and moldings around the windows. The building displays a mix of classical and baroque architectural elements, like rounded arches and pilasters. The roof is steeply pitched with dormer windows. The composition conveys grandeur and opulence.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with wash and watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 67.3 x 110 cm (26 1/2 x 43 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.106.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, De Quay-Lombrail, Paris,);Camille Burgi, Paris, 1998; (Martin Moeller Kunsthandel, Hamburg, 2000); Private collection, Hamburg; (Martin Moeller Kunsthandel, Hamburg); purchased by NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: FAÇADE sur la RUE / Echelle de 0n 92 pr Metre; lower right, in brown ink: DL Destors / architecte / 1876

Wikidata ID

Q64541027

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