Brooding House

1954

Paul Baker Remmey

Associated Names
Paul Baker Remmey

Artist, American, 1903 - 1957

The image shows an old house with a mansard roof at the center. The horizon line is not prominently featured, but can be inferred through the rows of houses and trees in the distance. The architectural style suggests a late 19th to early 20th-century design. The brushstrokes display a watercolor technique with fluid transitions and washes, playing with light and shadow. The color palette consists mainly of earthy tones like dark browns, muted yellows, with hints of blues and greens against a pale sky. The vegetation is stylized with green and shadowy tones for depth. A soft light hints at sunset, creating a warm atmosphere.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Paul B. Remmey, Jr., Arlington, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1960; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 198, no. 1332.

Inscriptions

lower right in gouache: Paul Remmey '54; center right verso in graphite by unknown hand: D.T. [not deciphered] / 4 + 4 1/4 / 30 x 37; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: #31

Markings

embossed lower right: VERITABLE PAPIER D'ARCHES / FIN

Watermarks

Arches / FRANCE

Wikidata ID

Q64618836

You may be interested in

Loading Results