Music Title

Célestin Nanteuil

Associated Names
Célestin Nanteuil

Artist, French, 1813 - 1873

The image displays a sketch of a house from an eye-level perspective. The house is behind a sloping path leading to the entrance. There is no distinct horizon line. The house has a prominent roof with visible roofing tiles, windows, and an open doorway. The sketch has loose, soft pencil strokes creating a textured representation. The color palette is monochromatic, using different shades of gray and black for depth and contrast. In the foreground, there is vegetation and steps guiding towards the house in a lush environment. The composition directs the viewer's gaze from the bottom corner upwards towards the entrance of the house.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on thin wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 19.7 x 15 cm (7 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.16.102


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

Wikidata ID

Q64538162

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