A Village Street

1946

Charles W. Dahlgreen

Associated Names
Charles W. Dahlgreen

Artist, American, 1864 - 1955

The image displays a village street with a slightly elevated viewpoint. A stone pathway curves into the distance, passing a tree at the center. On the left, there is a white building with multi-paned windows and roofing. Trees with detailed branches obscure parts of the building. To the right, a stone wall supports a wooden structure above the path. Foliage and buildings block the horizon, and a bridge-like structure is faintly visible in the distance. The image uses a monochromatic palette with sepia shades and delicate line work to create an etching-style aesthetic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.69 × 24.77 cm (7 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 26.83 × 30.48 cm (10 9/16 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1451

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

1946

  • The Smithsonian Institution Edition of Etchings and Drypoints by Charles W. Dahlgreen. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1946, no. 219.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: A Village Street; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 219; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 5.50

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77011433

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