David Burns's Cottage and the Washington Monument

1892

Walter Paris

Associated Names
Walter Paris
Artist, American, 1842 - 1906
This artwork depicts a scene with David Burns's Cottage prominently placed. The cottage, made of wood and brick, is surrounded by bare trees. In the distance, the Washington Monument rises vertically. The horizon is low, with the monument and some other small buildings visible beyond the trees. The brushstrokes are delicate and detailed, capturing the texture of the trees and the architecture. The color palette includes muted greens, browns, and grays. A couple of figures are seen near the cottage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.75 × 14.61 cm (4 5/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 14.61 × 19.37 cm (5 3/4 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3551

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Tour of Canada), 1977-1979

1979

  • American Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979-1980

1982

  • Washington on the Potomac, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, p. 9

1991

  • City of Magnificent Distances: The Nation's Capital, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 1991-1992, p. 5, no. 15

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. 96, no. 623.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown watercolor: W Paris / 1892

Wikidata ID

Q64634186

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