Light and Shade, Taxco

1946

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

Charles S. White

Printer, American, 1877 - 1955

The image shows a panoramic view of a town. The horizon line is above rolling hills, with mountains in the background. Two tall towers of a church or cathedral stand out in the skyline. The style is detailed, with clear lines and textures of buildings and landscape. The color palette is sepia, giving a nostalgic feel. Rooftops, some with distinct tiles, overlap in the foreground. The town is densely packed with buildings of varying complexity, stretching into the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Bessie Potter Vonnoh Keyes)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.04 × 34.29 cm (10 1/4 × 13 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 34.29 × 43.5 cm (13 1/2 × 17 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.851

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 394, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Fairfield, CT; Bessie Potter Vonnoh Keyes, New York, 1948; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955; 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. 248, no. 394, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: II To Bessie Potter Vonnoh, from her friend / John Taylor Arms 1948; lower right in graphite: John Taylor Arms 1946 / SP; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 17 x 18 1/2

Watermarks

J GREEN & SON

Wikidata ID

Q77013995

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