The Annunciation to the Shepherds

1894

Charles Angrand

Associated Names
Charles Angrand

Artist, French, 1854 - 1926

The image features a figure whose upper body is shown, in a crouching or kneeling position. The person's facial features are indistinct due to a soft blur effect, with blurred hair blending into the darkness. The figure's clothing is vague, matching the dim lighting. The person holds a long, thin object, possibly a staff or pole, with hands positioned closely around it. The background is dark with hints of soft light illuminating the figure. The environment lacks distinct details, creating a mysterious and somber atmosphere.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Michael Voggenauer, Cologne, by 1980). private collection; Kate Ganz, USA LTD, New York, by 2007; Mr. and Mrs. James T. Dyke, Little Rock, 2009; Gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1895

  • Salon des Indépendents. Palais des Beaux-Arts et des Arts libéraux (Champs de Mars), Paris, 1895, no. 42.

1980

  • Französische Zeichnungen des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts. Kunsthandlung Michael Voggenauer, Cologne, 1980, no. 19.

2012

  • De Delacroix à Signac, Dessins de la collection Dyke. Musée des impressionismes, Giverny, 2012, 130, 162, pl. 81 (Margaret Morgan Grasselli and Andrew Robison, eds.).

2013

  • Color, Line, Light: French Drawings, Watercolors, and Pastels from Delacroix to Signac, Musée des impressionnismes, Giverny and National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2013, 130, 162, pl. 81 (Margaret Morgan Grasselli and Andrew Robison, eds.).

2014

  • Neo-impressionism and the Dream of Realities: Painting, Poetry, Music, The Phillips Collection, Washington, 2014 - 2015, 34-35, 177, fig. 32 (Cordelia Homburg, ed.).

Bibliography

2012

  • Ferretti Bocquillon, Marina. "Neo-Impressionist Drawings," in exh. cat. Color, Line, Light: French Drawings, Watercolors, and Pastels from Delacroix to Signac, National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 130, pl. 81.

  • Ferretti Bocquillon, Marina. "Dessins néo-Impressionistes," in exh. cat. De Delacroix à Signac, Dessins de la collection Dyke, Musée des impressionismes, Giverny, 2012, 130, pl. 81.

2014

  • Homburg, Cornelia. "Dreams of Reality," in Neo-Impressionism and the Dream of Realities, exh. cat. The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, 2014, 34-35, fig. 32.

Inscriptions

bottom left: Ch Angrand '94


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