Early Study: Gallery Treatment

1937

John Russell Pope and Otto R. Eggers

Associated Names
Otto R. Eggers

Architect, American, 1882 - 1964

John Russell Pope

Architect, American, 1874 - 1937

This is a drawing of an art gallery interior. The drawing shows a spacious gallery room with high ceilings and walls adorned with framed paintings. The perspective leads the eye down a corridor lined with art. There is subdued lighting filtering through a large skylight above, casting a soft illumination over the space. The muted color palette captures the tranquil atmosphere typical of a gallery setting. The detailed rendering of the architectural features emphasizes the grandeur of the room.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with green, brown, and red-brown crayon, gouache, and wash

  • Credit Line

    Acquired from Eggers and Higgins, Architects

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25 x 25.6 cm (9 13/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.44.35

  • Series Title

    NGA West Building Drawings [1984.44.1-114; 1984.106.1]

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64583969

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