Launds

1928

F.L. Griggs

Associated Names
F. L. Griggs

Artist, British, 1876 - 1938

The image displays a pastoral scene with lush vegetation. Sturdy trees are in the foreground, leading the eye towards ruins of an architectural structure in the distance. The horizon is higher in the composition above the trees bordering the ruins. Detailed etching techniques emphasize textures of bark, leaves, and grasses, as well as the stonework. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. Sheep are grazing amidst the grassy areas beneath the trees, adding life and movement to the landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.15 × 25.24 cm (6 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4696

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock 1966, no. 39, v/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pa, 1929; acquired 1943 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1966

  • Comstock, Francis Adams. A Gothic Vision: F. L. Griggs and His Work. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1966, no. 39, v/viii.

Wikidata ID

Q64955879

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