Two Palm Trees

1628

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

The image shows a small body of water with two tall, stylized trees and distant hills in the background. The brushstrokes are fine and linear with controlled lines, creating an illustrative quality. The color palette is monochrome with shades of beige and dark brown-black linework defining the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6.4 × 8.3 cm (2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 8.8 × 10.2 cm (3 7/16 × 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.589

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 634, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65509476

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