St. Gervais, Paris

1887

Charles Platt A.

Associated Names
Charles A. Platt

Artist, American, 1861 - 1933

The image shows an urban riverside scene. On the left, a bridge extends diagonally across the canvas, casting a shadow on the water below. Near us, two figures are by the water's edge on wooden planks. In the middle, small boats are docked along the water. The horizon has tall buildings with a church or clock tower. The image uses etching technique with fine lines to create texture and depth, in varying shades of sepia and dark brown. In the distance, more architectural details are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.91 × 13.97 cm (8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 28.26 × 22.54 cm (11 1/8 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1356

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rice 1889, no. 88

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1889

  • Rice, Richard A. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Works of Charles A. Platt. New York: The De Vinne Press, 1889, p. 44, no. 88.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: C A Platt-; upper left in graphite by unknown hand: 19/2/16; lower center in graphite [erased]: 2805 16; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: B 4602

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008645

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