Street at Corté, Corsica

1913

Maurice Utrillo

Associated Names
Maurice Utrillo

Artist, French, 1883 - 1955

The artwork depicts a street view in Corté, Corsica, from an elevated perspective. The horizon is high, focusing on the street that stretches diagonally into the distance. The scene is lined with tall buildings featuring green shutters. The brushstrokes are soft and impressionistic. The color palette consists of muted earth tones, with soft whites and greens dominating the buildings and foliage. The sky is a light, cloudy blue. People are scattered along the street.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 60.8 x 80.7 cm (23 15/16 x 31 3/4 in.)
    framed: 76.5 x 97.1 x 5.7 cm (30 1/8 x 38 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1970.17.89

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Carroll Carstairs Gallery, New York); sold 26 January 1949 to Mrs. Ailsa Mellon Bruce [1901-1969], New York;[1] bequest 1970 to NGA.

[1] Carstairs invoice dated 26 January 1949, copy in NGA curatorial files.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary William Bennett, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1985-1988.

1988

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Lauro Cavazos, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1988-1991.

1991

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Lamar Alexander, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1991-1993.

1996

  • Obras Maestras de la National Gallery of Art de Washington, Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, 1996-1997, unnumbered catalogue, 174-175, color repro.

2000

  • Extended loan for use by Justice John Paul Stevens, The United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., 2000-2019.

Bibliography

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 358, repro.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 590, no. 913, color repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 417, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: Maurice Utrillo.V.

Wikidata ID

Q20191788

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