Past Exhibition

Master Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection

The image shows a perspective drawing of a large bridge with a rider on horseback statue atop it. The drawing emphasizes the detailed architecture of the bridge and the statue. Parts of the bridge's structure are highlighted with fine, controlled lines and shading. The color scheme is monochromatic with sepia tones, giving the drawing a historical feel. Figures and stone sculptures are seen close to the viewer, adding scale and liveliness to the scene. Background arches draw the eye into the distance, while the sky is lightly sketched to keep the focus on the bridge.
Hubert Robert, Architectural Fantasy with a Triumphal Bridge, c. 1760, red chalk on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1987.29.1

Details

  • Dates

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  • Locations

    West Building, Ground Floor, Hammer Galleries
The image shows a perspective drawing of a large bridge with a rider on horseback statue atop it. The drawing emphasizes the detailed architecture of the bridge and the statue. Parts of the bridge's structure are highlighted with fine, controlled lines and shading. The color scheme is monochromatic with sepia tones, giving the drawing a historical feel. Figures and stone sculptures are seen close to the viewer, adding scale and liveliness to the scene. Background arches draw the eye into the distance, while the sky is lightly sketched to keep the focus on the bridge.
Hubert Robert, Architectural Fantasy with a Triumphal Bridge, c. 1760, red chalk on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1987.29.1

Overview: 13 drawings were shown as part of the periodically rotating series of exhibitions from the Armand Hammer collection.

Organization: Judith Brodie, assistant curator of old master prints, was the exhibition curator.

Attendance: 22,415

Catalog: Master Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection: An Inaugural Celebration. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1989.

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