A Country Road across an Ancient Bridge

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Associated Names
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Artist, French, 1736 - 1810

The image shows a stone bridge with wooden railings crossing a calm body of water. The background includes trees that blend into the sky. The painting features detailed brushstrokes for the bridge and diffused strokes for the foliage. A monochromatic sepia color palette is used. The bridge and nearby stone structures appear weathered with some vegetation. In the distance, slender trees are partially obscured by the sky. Three small figures are visible on the bridge, possibly fishermen.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown wash over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18.9 x 25.1 cm (7 7/16 x 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.41.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); acquired 1989 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1989

  • Arnoldi-Livie, EINE AUSWAHL UNSERER NEUERWERBUNGEN, Munich: Summer 1989, no.4b.

Watermarks

RUSE & TURNE...

Wikidata ID

Q64581247

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