Ceignac (Aveyron)
1950
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etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 8.89 × 13.97 cm (3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.) sheet: 12.7 × 17.3 cm (5 × 6 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1078
Art Historical Context
John Taylor Arms, a leading American etcher of the early 20th century, the quaint village of Ceignac in France's Aveyron region this intimate 1950 etching. for his precise, atmospheric renderings of Gothic architecture and landscapes, Arms created *Ceignac (Aveyron)* late in his career, drawing his extensive travels across the Continent. The small plate size—measuring just 3½ × 5½ inches—invites close viewing, revealing the artist's masterful control of line and tone to evoke the stone facades, winding streets, and rustic charm of this rural French locale. Etching, Arms' preferred medium, inv...
About the Artist
John Taylor Arms
John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) was one of America's foremost etchers of the twentieth century, renowned for his meticulous renderings of Gothic architecture. Born in Washington, D.C., he initially pursued law at Princeton University before transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a master's degree in architecture in 1912. He apprenticed as a draftsman and worked for...