North Windmill in the Creuse Valley

1874

Paul-Ferdinand Gachet

Associated Names
Paul-Ferdinand Gachet

Artist, French, 1828 - 1909

The image shows a windmill viewed from a low angle against the sky. The horizon is low in the frame where the windmill meets the ground. On the left are a few buildings and tall trees. The painting style includes dark lines and crosshatching for texture in monochrome shades. The contrast between the dark and light areas creates a dramatic effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on tan wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.5 × 10.6 cm (6 1/8 × 4 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.2 × 24.5 cm (12 11/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.37.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1800): no. 19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1800): no. 19

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: à mon ami Derisy / Van Ryssel; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 130040

Markings

Gachet's cat head stamp (Lugt 2807d)

Wikidata ID

Q77006203

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