Design for one section of a ceiling painted with trees and lattices
second half 19th century
Medium
Graphite, pen and black ink, and watercolor
Dimensions
sheet: 10 11/16 x 8 9/16 in. (27.2 x 21.7 cm) image: 8 3/16 x 5 1/8 in. (20.8 x 13 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.827.450
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate drawing, titled *Design for One Section of a Ceiling Painted with Trees Lattices*, was created by French artists Jules-EdmondCharles Lachaise andène-Pierre Gourdet in the second half of the th century. It captures a preparatory vision for an ornate interior ceiling, featuring intertwined trees and lattice patterns that evoke lush gardens enclosed within architectural frames. Such designs reflect the era's fascination with naturalistic motifs in decorative arts, blending organic forms with geometric elegance to transform everyday spaces into immersive environments. Executed in gr...
About the Artist
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet · 1897–1897
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, born Jules Lachaise on September 2, 1836, in Paris, emerged as a prominent French painter and draughtsman specializing in lavish interior decorations during the Second Empire and beyond. Little is known about his early life and formal training, though he married Berthe Gourdet in 1866, forging a close professional partnership with her brother, the decorator Eugène-Pi...