La Chapelle de St. Esprit
Medium
Etching in black ink on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 20.2 × 22.7 cm (8 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 25.2 × 27.3 cm (9 15/16 × 10 3/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
29372
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of early 20th-century print with Charles John Watson'sLa Chapelle de St Esprit* (1904), a finely wrought etching in black ink on cream laid paper Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's and Drawings Department, this work captures the architectural elegance of the Chapel of the Holy Spiritlikely evoking a sense of quiet spirituality through its detailed lines and subtle tonal variations. Measuring 20.2 × 22.7 cm for the image and plate, with a slightly larger sheet of 25.2 × 27.3 cm, it exemplifies the precision of etchings designed for intimate appreciation. Etc...