Wilby Church, Northamptonshire, England

1940

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

David Strang

Printer, British, 1887 - 1967

The image shows a church with a tall, pointed steeple. The church is built in a Gothic style with intricate architectural details such as arched windows. The steeple rises high in the composition. The image is an etching with fine lines and shading to depict the stone structure. The color scheme is monochromatic with shades of black and gray. In the foreground, there is a walkway leading to the church entrance. Beyond the church, there are trees with detailed foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.8 × 6.03 cm (4 1/4 × 2 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 17.78 × 11.43 cm (7 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1083

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 335

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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, p. 213, no. 335.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: III; lower right in graphite: John Taylor Arms 1940; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: "Wilby Church"; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 362

Markings

stamped lower center in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]; stamped lower center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008517

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