Strasbourg Cathédrale, Pilier de L'Ange (Strasbourg Cathedral, Pillar of the Angel)

c. 1858

Charles David Winter

Associated Names
Charles David Winter

Artist, French, 1821 - 1904

The sculpture features intricately carved figures adorning a pair of stone columns. The figures are religious or historical in nature, with detailed garments and poses. One figure is an angel with wings, holding a trumpet. Below this angel, there are two bearded male figures with robes. The figures are crafted from stone with a beige color and aged appearance. The statues are elevated on ornately decorated pedestals attached to the columns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 30.4 × 20.1 cm (11 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 45.6 × 32.8 cm (17 15/16 × 12 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.23.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection Marie-Thérèse and André Jammes, Paris; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 October 1999); Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Niepce to Atget: The First Century of Photography: From the Collection of André Jammes. Exh. cat. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1977: p. 56.

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, possibly by artist, across bottom in graphite: 20-30 / STRASBOURG CATHÉDRALE Pilier de L'ange [par Ch. Winter]; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite: Anonyme; bottom right: Chicago 208 / neg. B 106

Wikidata ID

Q64145749

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