A Village Street in Northern Italy

1874

Eugenio Gignous

Associated Names
Eugenio Gignous

Artist, Italian, 1850 - 1906

The image shows a narrow alleyway with weathered wooden structures on each side. The stone path leads to a passage between the structures. The scene features bright foliage in green and yellow hues, creating dappled sunlight. Brushstrokes depict the texture of wood and stone. The composition is vertically oriented with no distinct horizon. The color palette includes warm earth tones, vibrant greens, and bright blue. A figure in a red skirt and dark shawl carries a bundle in the distance, adding scale to the scene.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Louvois SARL, Paris); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: E Gignous / 1874

Wikidata ID

Q64560776

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