A Corner in Old Lisieux

1916

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

The image shows a detailed etching of a corner of an old building. The building's intricate wooden beams and stonework are visible from a slightly elevated angle. The etching has precise lines creating texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia. In the upper area, there are sketches of birds in flight. At the bottom right, the words "A Corner in Old Lisieux" are inscribed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.67 x 15.56 cm (10 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.29 x 21.27 cm (13 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 009

  • Series Title

    Gable Series (6)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1962

  • Arms, Dorothy Noyes, Marie Probstfield, and May Bradshaw Hayes. Descriptive Catalogue of the Work of John Taylor Arms. Unpublished ms., 1962: 9.

1982

  • Fletcher, William Dolan. John Taylor Arms, A Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. New Haven, CT: The Sign of the Arrow, 1982, no. 9.

Inscriptions

in graphite, below plate mark, lower left: 2/2/75 [in another hand?]; [artist's hand] To Mrs. John C. Clark, with my deepest appreciation / John Taylor Arms; lower right: [in another hand?] John Taylor Arms- ; lower left corner of sheet [in another hand] Old Corner, Liseux, lower center: 5314 MM, lower right: 12, in plate, lower right: A Corner in / Old Liseux

Wikidata ID

Q65079909

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