Le penseur de Notre Dame

1923

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

This is a drawing of a gargoyle overlooking a cityscape. The drawing depicts a stone gargoyle with a contemplative expression, sitting atop a ledge. Its texture is finely detailed, showing the roughness and wear typical of such sculptures. The gargoyle features exaggerated ears, horns, and wings. In the background, there is a detailed cityscape with a prominent tower rising from among the buildings. The scene is composed with a focus on light and shadow to highlight the gargoyle's features and the intricate details of the city below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.07 x 25.72 cm (12 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 43.18 x 32.07 cm (17 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1444

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 136

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 Unpublished ms., 1962: 139.

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. 136.

Inscriptions

in graphite, below plate mark, lower right: John Taylor Arms - 1923; lower left of sheet [in another hand] Le Penseur de Notre Dame; lower right: 3665MM

Wikidata ID

Q64959674

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