Church of Santa Maria della Consolazione, Todi, Italy

1974

Rackstraw Downes

Associated Names
Rackstraw Downes

Artist, American, born England, 1939

The image shows a pencil sketch from an elevated point of view, featuring a grand architectural structure with a large dome at the center. Rolling hills can be seen in the distance. The sketch uses soft, textured pencil strokes to create depth and shadow on the dome and in the sky with loosely sketched clouds. Figures are depicted near the building and on a path. The drawing is monochromatic, focusing on shades of gray with varying pencil pressure to highlight light and shadow. Tall trees are drawn with bold, dark strokes, adding contrast to the scene.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Honorable William H.G. FitzGerald, Mr. Desmond FitzGerald, and Mr. B. Francis Saul II, c/o The New York Studio School; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 257, no. 1698.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Todi / RD; lower verso in graphite by unknown hand: RACKSTRAW Downes

Wikidata ID

Q64619741

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