Abreuvoir d'oiseaux (The Birds' Watering Place)

1754

Quentin-Pierre Chedel after François Boucher

Associated Names
Quentin-Pierre Chedel

Artist, French, 1705 - 1763

François Boucher

Artist After, French, 1703 - 1770

The scene portrays a rustic setting with a structure in a natural landscape. The horizon is obscured by foliage and an arch. The artwork displays detailed line work capturing textures of leaves, stone, and feathers. The color scheme is primarily sepia or dark brown. Stones and an old structure are prominent, with birds present. The sky is subtly rendered with flying birds. Trees and foliage frame the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carole Slatkin

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 33.8 x 29.6 cm (13 5/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.80.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Carole Slatkin; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

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

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: CHEDEL sc.; lower center in plate: ABREUVOIR D'OISEAUX.; lower left in plate: A Paris, rue St. André des Arts,; lowe right in plate: en face de la rue Gille Coeur.

Wikidata ID

Q75124413

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