The Moonlit Cauldron

20th century

Elliot Orr

Associated Names
Elliot Orr

Artist, American, 1904 - 1997

The image shows a landscape with an ancient ruin silhouetted against a setting sun. The horizon is near the upper third of the image. The artwork is rendered in a monochromatic palette of dark charcoal tones, with expressive strokes adding texture and depth. Two figures are in the foreground near a winding path, with a bare tree in the distance reaching towards the sun and clouds.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black lithographic crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.94 × 10.16 cm (3 1/8 × 4 in.)
    sheet: 10.32 × 12.54 cm (4 1/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2884

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marchal E. Landgren, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left corner in black lithographic crayon: E.O.

Wikidata ID

Q64559046

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