Calanque: Morning

1936

Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer

Associated Names
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer

Artist, French, 1865 - 1953

The image shows a series of towering, white cliffs against blue-green waters below. The viewpoint is elevated without showing the horizon, focusing on the cliffs and the sea. The cliffs have a textured appearance with brushstrokes indicating rock formations. The color palette includes blues, teals, whites, lilacs, and yellows. The scene conveys natural beauty with cliffs contrasting the water.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pastel on tan paper, mounted on board

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 80 x 63 cm (31 1/2 x 24 13/16 in.) (estimated through frame)

  • Accession Number

    2009.96.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Paris. (Stair Sainty, Ltd., London); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

2009

  • Robison, Andrew. "Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer, Calanque: Morning." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art, no. 41 (Fall 2009): 28-29, repro.

  • Impressions: Tefaf (2009): under no. 7, repro.

2010

  • Blinkhorn, Annie and Sabatini, Adélia. "Treasures from Tefaf." Apollo (March 2010): 74-76, fig. 5.

Wikidata ID

Q64594070

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