A Corner of a Studio

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Associated Names
Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Artist, French, 1819 - 1916

The image shows a watercolor painting of a still life with a yellow fabric draped in the center and a rose in a glass vase on a wooden surface. The color palette includes dark and earthy tones, with the yellow and pink rose contrasting against the brown and dark green surroundings. The vase with the rose is placed centrally on the yellow fabric, with a stack of blue and white books underneath on the table in the lower middle of the composition. The background displays textured dark brown and green hues.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor on wove paper, laid down on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David E. Rust

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.8 x 34.6 cm (9 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.126.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Rust, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Stefanie Maison, Nineteenth Century French Drawings: 20th May-18th June 1976. London, Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, 1976.

Inscriptions

lower left in watercolor: hh

Wikidata ID

Q64573685

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