Cloitre St. Pierre, Avignon

1922

F.L. Griggs

Associated Names
F. L. Griggs

Artist, British, 1876 - 1938

The image shows a city street view facing a grand historic building with Gothic architectural elements, such as pointed arches and a stone facade. A large leafless tree stands in the foreground, its bare branches intermingling with the building's spire. Behind the tree, there are buildings along the street leading to the main structure. The fine brushstrokes or pencil lines depict intricate details of the stone and brick, creating a detailed and delicate texture. The color palette is muted with shades of grey and brown.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red and black crayon on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42.23 × 30 cm (16 5/8 × 11 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4691

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock 1966, no. 1285

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1943 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1945

  • F.L. Griggs, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1945-1946.

Bibliography

1966

  • Comstock, Francis Adams. A Gothic Vision: F. L. Griggs and His Work. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1966, no. 1285.

Inscriptions

lower left: FLGRIGGS 1922; lower left in ink below image: Cloitre St.Pierre / Avignon; in later hand, lower right in graphite: (mounting instructions)

Wikidata ID

Q64561140

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