The Clock Tower, Trébrivan

1950

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

The image shows a side view of a large Gothic-style church with detailed architectural features such as pointed arches, tall narrow windows, and elaborate spires. The perspective is from slightly below, highlighting the church's steeple reaching toward the sky. The drawing depicts the church and surrounding gravestones with a monochromatic color palette of black, gray, and creamy whites. Fine pen strokes are used to capture the texture and depth of the stone surfaces.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.7 × 5 cm (3 1/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 16.5 × 14.3 cm (6 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.7.5

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., May 1984.

Inscriptions

in graphite, below image, lower left: "Black & White" Trébrivan, lower right: John Taylor Arms 1950; lower left of sheet: The Clock Tower, Trébrivan/ (Pencil Study for "Black & White, Trébrivan" / Private Collection E. / 10/31/50; lower left verso in graphite (upside down):88

Wikidata ID

Q64584367

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