Eglise Saint Michel, Pont L'Eveque
Artist
John Taylor Arms
(American, 1887 - 1953)
CultureAmerican
Date1927
MediumEtching
DimensionsOverall, Plate: 9 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (23.9 x 10.5 cm)
Overall: 11 1/8 x 7 11/16 in. (28.2 x 19.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Overall: 11 1/8 x 7 11/16 in. (28.2 x 19.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
InscribedTitle etched on plate lower left and accents put in with lead pencil. Signed and dated right of center: "John Taylor Arms - 1927". "133" in ink lower left upside down. "134" in ink lower right corner on back upside down. Watermarked into tower under roof.
PortfolioNo. 17 of the "French Churches". Etching #156; Pl. #200.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John Taylor Arms
Object number54.51.105
Not on view
DescriptionEtching on laid paper. Depicts a French church. In the foregeound, pigeons eat food on the ground. Label TextÉglise Saint Michel, Pont l'Evêque, 1927 Etching Bequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms 54.51.105 Located near the Normandy coast, the historic French town of Pont l'Evêque contains the fifteenth-century church of Saint Michel, a venerable example of late Gothic style. Exhibition HistoryExhibited Gallery H, Dec. 1958. "An Eye for Architecture: the Etchings of John Taylor Arms," Kaufman Theatre Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, November 3, 2010 - July 24, 2011.
