The Glory that is Chartres

1942

Walter Tittle

Associated Names
Walter Tittle

Artist, American, 1883 - 1966

The image shows a sculpture of several human figures standing side by side as part of an architectural facade. The figures are depicted in long robes with elongated proportions and halos around their heads. The sculpture is made of a beige or light stone color with intricate details on the figures' garments, facial features, and expressions. The figures are mounted on a column with decorative patterns, surrounded by smaller figures and carvings.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on gray laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.56 × 28.42 cm (14 × 11 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 45.09 × 35.88 cm (17 3/4 × 14 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1437

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fowler 1950, no. 246

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

1950

  • Fowler, Alfred, ed. A Check-List of Prints by Walter Tittle. Unpublished (Print Collector's Club, Alexandria, VA), 1950, no. 246.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Walter Tittle; lower left in graphite: The Glory that is Chartes; lower right in graphite: Walter Tittle imp; lower left margin in graphite by unknown hand: 36.00; lower right margin in graphite by unknown hand: Phil

Markings

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

Watermarks

JBG [J B Green Shield] / Charles I

Wikidata ID

Q77009043

You may be interested in

Loading Results