Cordes (Sketch)

1951

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

Charles S. White

Printer, American, 1877 - 1955

The image shows an ancient stone architectural structure with stone arches, a tall rectangular tower, and a slightly upward perspective. The tower dominates the scene, and the top aligns with the top of the composition. The background features overcast skies with faint cloud details. The brushstrokes are precise and heavily detailed, creating texture on the stone surfaces. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing shading and line work for depth and contrast. In the foreground, there is a steeply inclined walkway and part of a roof with supporting beams. The linework highlights the aged aspect of the architecture against the smooth sky in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 76.62 × 10 cm (30 3/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.53 × 15.88 cm (7 11/16 × 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1089

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 425

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. 267-268, no. 425.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: [artist's monogram]; lower left in graphite: II; lower right in graphite; John Taylor Arms 1951; lower center in graphite: Sketch, Cordes - Impression from a Demonstration Plate drawn, / etched and printed in 2 3/4 hrs, in a Demonstration of "The Making of / an Etching" at The Library of Congress, Washington, DC., May 22, / 1951'' / To my dear friends Wilma and Fred Fowler / in affectionate friendship / John Taylor Arms, 1951; lower right edge in graphite: WC

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77014073

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