Normandy Noon

1936

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

David Strang

Printer, British, 1887 - 1967

The image shows a landscape with a village featuring a central church. The horizon is low, emphasizing the village and church against the sky. The church has a steeple with a cross. The style uses fine lines to depict the buildings, trees, and landscape. The color palette is primarily gray and sepia. In the foreground, there is open land leading to the village. The sky is clear and expansive.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David F. Wright

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.1 x 17.94 cm (3 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.34 x 28.26 cm (9 3/16 x 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.14.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 304 iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Old Print Shop, NY); David Wright, Falls Church, VA; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Fletcher, William Dolan. John Taylor Arms, A Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. New Haven, CT: The Sign of the Arrow, 1982, no. 304, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Private collection "c" III; lower right in graphite: John Taylor Arms 1936

Wikidata ID

Q76556135

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