Château de Pesteil à Polminhac

1832

Eugène Isabey

Associated Names
Eugène Isabey

Artist, French, 1803 - 1886

This image shows a view from an elevated perspective down a dirt path curving towards a castle in a dense landscape. The horizon is formed by the castle's roofline and surrounding trees. A fence and cart are near the path, leading towards the castle. The stone structures are detailed with precise lines while the trees are portrayed with more fluid strokes. The color scheme is monochromatic with shades of gray and black. The sky has swirling clouds framing the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.5 x 30.5 cm (8 7/8 x 12 in.)
    sheet: 34.9 x 45.4 cm (13 3/4 x 17 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.60.33

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Curtis 1939a, no. 44, State only

  • Series Title

    Voyages Pittoresques et Romantiques dans l'Ancienne France: Auvergne (volume 2, pl. 202)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 60.

Bibliography

1939

  • Curtis, Atherton. Catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographié de Eugène Isabey. Paris: Paul Proute, 1939.

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 60.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: Eugène Isabey, 1832.; lower right in stone: Lith. de Engelman[n]; lower center in stone: Château de Pesteil, à Polminhac. / Hte. Auvergne.; upper center in stone: P. 202.; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 229 MK

Wikidata ID

Q75122169

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