The Reeds and the Wind

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a landscape with a small island covered in tall blades of grass. The horizon is positioned in the middle, dividing the water below from the sky above. The artwork features stylized brushstrokes depicting the grass and water. In the upper left corner, swirling clouds are visible, with a figure sitting on a cloud. The color scheme is monochromatic, using shades of black and gray against a light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.1 × 8.2 cm (2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 9.6 × 11.6 cm (3 3/4 × 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.368

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 625, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • Jacques Callot: a selection of prints from the collections of Rudolf L. Baumfeld and Lessing J. Rosenwald, NGA, 1963, no. 49b, repro.

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65075790

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