Grim Spain

1877

Francis Seymour Haden

Associated Names
Francis Seymour Haden

Artist, British, 1818 - 1910

The image shows a path or road moving diagonally across the scene towards a series of buildings on the left. On the right, a distant cityscape with rooftops and vertical structures is visible beyond the path and buildings. The horizon line is relatively high in the image, just above the distant city structures. The artist's technique involves detailed, linear strokes creating a textured appearance on the structures and sky. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of brown and black for a sepia-tone image. The path appears sandy and slightly uneven, leading towards the buildings. The sky features delicate line work suggesting clouds and atmospheric conditions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with plate tone on buff wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.2 × 22.4 cm (6 × 8 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.6 × 32 cm (9 11/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.1489

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1983: no. 173, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Schneiderman, Richard S. A Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints of Seymour Haden. London: Garton & Co., 1983: no. 173, i/ii

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Seymour Haden 1877; by later hand, lower left in graphite: X.135; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 55

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