Sunset and Moonrise at Cilian-Aeron
1902
Medium
pen and black ink with black chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 21.27 × 15.08 cm (8 3/8 × 5 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.4697
Art Historical Context
**Sunset and Moonrise atilian-Aeron** (1902) by Frederick Landseer Griggs captures poetic moment of celestial transition in a meticulously rendered landscape. This intimate drawing, executed in pen and black ink with black chalk on a modest sheet measuring 8 3/8 × 5 15/16 inches, evokes the artist's fascination with twilight's magic. Housed in the National Gallery of Art'swald Collection, it exemplifies Griggs' early mastery of monochromatic media, where fine ink lines delineate intricate forms and chalk builds subtle tonal depth for atmospheric drama. Griggs, a leading figure in Britain's ea...
About the Artist
F.L. Griggs
Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs (1876–1938), known professionally as F.L. Griggs, was a British etcher and illustrator whose haunting architectural prints rank among the finest achievements in the revival of etching as a fine art medium during the early twentieth century. Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Griggs was largely self-taught as a printmaker, developing his mastery of the etching needle thr...