Dans le Jardin du Palais Royal

1909

Lester George Hornby

Associated Names
Lester George Hornby

Artist, American, 1882 - 1956

The image depicts a garden with a grand building in the distance. The horizon is high, with the top of the building meeting the sky, showing windows and balconies. The building has detailed architectural elements. The style shows detailed brushstrokes, creating a vibrant scene. The color palette is mainly sepia tones. Figures are shown engaging in activities, some sitting on benches under trees, while others walk along a path. Light and shadows from the trees are depicted through shading.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 × 29.85 cm (7 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 36.2 cm (11 × 14 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1235

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Falk 1984, no. 44

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • American Impressionist Prints, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 15

Bibliography

1984

  • Falk, Peter Hastings. Lester G. Hornby: Painter-Etcher, Including a Checklist of the Artist's Etchings. Madison, Connecticut: P. Hastings Falk Fine Art Research, 1984, p. 9, no. 44.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: DANS LE JARDIN / DU PALAIS-ROYAL; lower right in plate: L. G. Hornby / Paris; lower left in graphite: Dans le Jardin du Palais-Royal; lower center in graphite: Salon 1912; lower right in graphite: L. G. Hornby.; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: Salon 1912; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 30

Wikidata ID

Q77011877

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