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1950

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

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The image shows an architectural landscape from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is located near the upper third of the composition with detailed clouds in the sky. The main focus is on a tall church with a spire, surrounded by rustic buildings with pitched roofs and chimneys. A tree to the right adds contrast. The technique used is precise line work reminiscent of engraving or etching, creating intricate textures in shades of gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.89 × 13.97 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 12.7 × 17.3 cm (5 × 6 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1078

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 422, ii/ii

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, pp. 266-267, no. 422, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: [the artist's monogram]; lower right in plate: John Taylor Arms; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: CEIGNAC

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77014001

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