Grim Orvieto

1926

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

Frederick T. Reynolds

Printer, American, 1882 - 1945

The image shows a village near a steep cliff. The perspective is from below, looking up at the village on top of the rugged cliffs. The horizon is not visible due to the angle. The village structures are at the top of the composition. The image is detailed with fine lines defining the architecture and the rocky cliff texture. The color palette is sepia, giving an antique look. In the distance, the cliff extends horizontally.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 28.1 × 22.07 cm (11 1/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.86 × 29.53 cm (16 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.86

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 176

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. 122, no. 176.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: John Taylor Arms - 1926; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Grim Orvieto; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: E525 / 30-

Markings

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

Watermarks

Hand Made T G Head & Co

Wikidata ID

Q77008782

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