La terrasse (The Terrace)
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etching
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Frank Crowninshield Collection
Accession Number
1948.3.247
Art Historical Context
**La Terrasse (The Terrace)** a 1932 etching by artist André Dunoyer deonzac, captures the leisure of interwar France. Part of the National Gallery of Art's Frankinshield Collection (Department CG-W, Classification: Print this work exemplifies Segonzac's mastery of printmaking during a time when artists bridged Impressionist traditions with modern realism. Known for his affiliation with the École de, Segonzac depicted vibrant scenes of Parisian life, gardens, and social gatherings with a keen eye for light, form, and everyday beauty. Etching, Segonzac's chosen medium here, allowed for intrica...
About the Artist
André Dunoyer de Segonzac
André Dunoyer de Segonzac (1884–1974) was a leading French painter, draughtsman, engraver, and illustrator, born on 6 July in Boussy-Saint-Antoine near Paris, where he spent much of his childhood alongside time in the city. Defying his parents' initial hopes for a military career at Saint-Cyr, he pursued art, enrolling in 1900 at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris as a general student. He studied u...