Abbaye du Gard pres d' Abbeville

c. 1855

Édouard-Denis Baldus

Associated Names
Édouard-Denis Baldus

Artist, French, 1813 - 1889

The image displays a large building with a gabled roof and windows in the distance, along with adjacent trees. Nearby is a church-like structure with a steeple partly hidden by trees. In the forefront, there are rows of cultivated plants, potentially a vineyard, divided by wooden fencing. Closest to the viewer are railway tracks running horizontally across the scene. The color scheme consists of sepia and gray tones typical of an old photograph, evoking a vintage and nostalgic atmosphere.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower right on mount in black ink: Abbaye du Gard pres d'Abbeville; in graphite: RH 43

Wikidata ID

Q64147073

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