Sarras

1926/1928

F.L. Griggs

Associated Names
F. L. Griggs

Artist, British, 1876 - 1938

The image depicts a detailed view of a medieval structure on a rocky terrain. The structure has towering walls, arched entryways, turrets, and buttresses. The illustration is made with precise lines, resembling an etching, focusing on architectural detail. It uses a monochromatic color palette of various brown shades. In the foreground, there is a stone pathway leading to the buildings. Smaller structures can be seen in the distance against a plain sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.37 × 28.26 cm (7 5/8 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.114

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock 1966, no. 35, viii/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1946 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Comstock, Francis Adams. A Gothic Vision: F. L. Griggs and His Work. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1966, no. 35, viii/viii

Wikidata ID

Q65072157

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