Landscape with a Rustic Bridge

c. 1740

François Boucher

Associated Names
François Boucher

Artist, French, 1703 - 1770

The image shows an ancient stone bridge crossing over a tranquil waterway. The horizon is above the bridge with foliage, trees, and undulating vegetation. Two figures are on the bridge. To the left, there is a rustic wooden structure amongst trees. The artwork features delicate pencil strokes, creating texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of graphite on tan paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on cream laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.3 x 27.2 cm (8 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ananoff 1966, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fernand Javel, Paris; Charles E. Slatkin Galleries, Inc., New York; Norton Simon, Los Angeles (sale New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., May 7, 1971, no. 207); Armand Hammer Collection, Los Angeles, CA, 1971; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • Exhibited with the Armand Hammer Collection from 1971, starting with Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City.

1997

  • Six Centuries/Six Artists, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997.

Bibliography

1962

  • Ira Moskowitz and Agnes Mongan, Great Drawings of all Time, French: Thirteenth Century to 1919, New York, 1962: 3: no. 696.

1966

  • Ananoff, Alexandre. L'oeuvre dessine de Francois Boucher (1703-1770). Paris, 1966.

Wikidata ID

Q64569749

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