Vintemille

Paul Gangolf

Associated Names
Paul Gangolf

Artist, German, German, 1879 - 1936

The image shows a bird's-eye view of a densely built hillside town. The horizon is set high, with the top of the hill housing a prominent spire, likely a church, which stands out in the composition. The town is a complex network of rectangular structures. The style is loose and sketch-like, with thin, swirling lines creating a sense of movement. The color palette is monochromatic, using gray and black on a cream background. Detailed buildings and winding roads close to us lead into the town, highlighting the layered architecture stretching into the distance. In the upper right corner, there is a swirling, dark circle.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.4 × 25.5 cm (13 9/16 × 10 1/16 in.) [irregular]
    plate: 10 × 14.5 cm (3 15/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.622

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rathenau 1964, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen Cole [1929-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased November 26, 2005; gift to NGA 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1964

  • Rathenau, Ernest. Im Memoriam Paul Gangolf. Berlin: Euphorin Verlag, 1964, undescribed.

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right under platemark, in graphite: Gangolf; by later hand, verso lower margin, in graphite: Orientalische Stadt G- 246/392-2/321; by later hand, verso lower left, in ballpoint pen: 5) / [illegible]

Markings

stamp, lower center verso; in black ink: R

Wikidata ID

Q76557359

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