Topiary Archway

1910

F.L. Griggs

Associated Names
F. L. Griggs

Artist, British, 1876 - 1938

The image shows a perspective from a pathway leading to a grand brick archway flanked by two tall structures. The horizon is obstructed by the archway, revealing a building with an arched window in the background. The drawing is detailed with pencil shading to depict depth and texture on the stone and foliage. The color scheme is monochromatic in shades of gray and black. Lush trees line the path, framing the central structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.73 × 22.07 cm (7 3/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4693

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock 1966, no. 776

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. 776.

Inscriptions

lower left: F.L. GRIGGS-1910

Wikidata ID

Q64561143

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