Contemplazione (Contemplation, or the Nymph and the Satyr)

c. 1915

Giovanni Guerrini

Associated Names
Giovanni Guerrini

Artist, Italian, 1887 - 1972

This is a drawing of a figure in a dense forest setting. The scene includes detailed flora, with a tall canopy of trees and various plants on the forest floor. The composition leads the eye from the lower undergrowth to the towering trees in the background. The forest scene conveys a sense of tranquility and seclusion. The trees and natural elements are tightly interwoven to create a rich atmosphere. The detailed cross-hatching and precision in the depiction suggest a focused approach to capturing the complexity of nature.
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

    lithograph, printed in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as a Gift of the Washington Print Club

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.6 × 21.2 cm (11 1/4 × 8 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.2 × 28.8 cm (13 7/16 × 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.65.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Gonnelli Casa d'Aste, Florence, 9 October 2017, no. 315); (Antiquarius srl, Rome); purchased 2022 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: CONTEMPLAZIONE; lower right in graphite: G. Guerrini; on verso in graphite: G.M. G. 03 USSSS / "Contemplazione" / o / la ninfa e il fauno / originale di Gigi Guerrini / 1917, acquaforte / in bianco e nero / dono dell'Autore; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 512282

You may be interested in

Loading Results