The Annunciation (L'Annonciation)

1893

Carlos Schwabe

Associated Names
Carlos Schwabe

Artist, French, 1866 - 1926

The image depicts two figures. The first figure, on the left, is in a kneeling position with hands extended forward, covered in a long, flowing garment that drapes from head to floor. The second figure, on the right, stands with a forward lean, creating an arch with large, outstretched wings sprouting from its back. This figure has short, sleek hair and defined facial features, gently gazing towards a lit chalice held in its hand, as it offers it to the kneeling figure. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on China paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42 x 58.6 cm (16 9/16 x 23 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boyer and Cate 1991, no. 78

  • Series Title

    L'Estampe (Album III)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ira and Virginia Jackson Collection, Houston; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Boyer, Patricia Eckert, and Phillip Dennis Cate. L'Estampe originale: Artistic Printmaking in France 1893 - 1895. Zwolle, 1991.

Inscriptions

recto: in stone, at lower right: CS 93; at lower right, in graphite: CS 7; verso: none

Markings

recto: L'Estampe Originale (Lugt 819)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q76337116

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