The Forest at Courdemanche

1895

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Associated Names
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Artist, Swiss, 1859 - 1923

The image is a pencil sketch of a natural landscape. The scene includes a cluster of tall trees on the left side, extending vertically towards the sky. The horizon is marked by the end of the tree line. The style features soft and slightly abstracted pencil strokes, creating a textured appearance capturing dappled light on the foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and grey for depth. Closest to us is an area of horizontal lines indicating a field or open space, leading up to the trees. The background shows denser shading, possibly indicating thicker vegetation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.4 x 13.8 cm (4 1/2 x 5 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.225

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris, by 1985); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1985; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 178 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: CAR 14 43 / pg de croquis de Th. A. St.; by later hand, center verso in graphite: la forêt à Courdemanche / 1895; by later hand, along left edge in graphite: [Not deciphered]

Markings

artist's stamp, lower right, in purple ink: TA S (in square) (Lugt 2341b)

Wikidata ID

Q64633130

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