Sunset and Moonrise at Cilian-Aeron

1902

F.L. Griggs

Associated Names
F. L. Griggs

Artist, British, 1876 - 1938

The image shows a shaded path winding through a wooded area. The perspective is slightly elevated, with trees filling most of the composition. The trees on either side form a canopy with dense foliage drawn in intricate strokes. The color palette is monochromatic, using only black and white to enhance contrast and depth. The shading close to us is detailed, creating a patterned effect on the path. In the distance, the path narrows and fades into the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with black chalk

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.27 × 15.08 cm (8 3/8 × 5 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4697

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Comstock 1966, no. 244

  • Series Title

    Highways & Byways in South Wales: p.242

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1943 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1945

  • F.L. Griggs, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1945-1946.

Bibliography

1966

  • Comstock, Francis Adams. A Gothic Vision: F. L. Griggs and His Work. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1966, no. 244.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: FLG / MCMII; in later hand, across center verso in graphite: Sunset at Cilianaeron; lower center verso: A5537

Wikidata ID

Q64561146

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