Ciel et Champs No. 8, Sunrise in the Loire Valley

1912

Lester George Hornby

Associated Names
Lester George Hornby

Artist, American, 1882 - 1956

The image shows a low vantage point of a landscape. The horizon is situated above the center, marked by a line of trees. The fine brushstrokes create intricate details in the sky and earth, with radiating lines indicating light or motion. The color palette is monochromatic, using varying shades of gray and black. The ground shows detailed lines implying vegetation and furrows, leading towards the distant trees and the vast sky above. Swirling lines in the sky suggest clouds and a rising sun, creating a dramatic visual impact.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.08 × 19.05 cm (5 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 20 × 28.89 cm (7 7/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1238

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Falk 1984, no. 155

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

1984

  • Falk, Peter Hastings. Lester G. Hornby: Painter-Etcher, Including a Checklist of the Artist's Etchings. Madison, Connecticut: P. Hastings Falk Fine Art Research, 1984, p. 11, no. 155.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: L.G.H. / Loire / Ciel et Champs No. 8; lower left in graphite: Ciel et Champs No. 8.; lower center in graphite: Sunrise in the Loire Valley / 18 imps.; lower right in graphite: L.G. Hornby

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77015121

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