Cathedral of Saint Cyr and Sainte Julitta, Nevers
Artist
John Taylor Arms
(American, 1887 - 1953)
CultureAmerican
Date1929
MediumEtching
DimensionsOverall, Plate: 15 13/16 x 10 3/16 in. (40.1 x 25.9 cm)
Overall: 12 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (30.9 x 15 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Overall: 12 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (30.9 x 15 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
InscribedSigned and dated center right below plate: "John Taylor Arms - 1929". Lower left below plate: "Personal Proof". Lower left margin: "Cathedral of St. Cyr and Ste. Julitta, Nevres". Lower right margin: "Collection 'a'". Center left margin: "Clean". Lower left back: "Soixante Treize". Lower right back: "31ff".
Credit LineBequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms
Object number55.28.30
On View
Not on viewLabel TextCathedral of Saint Cyr and Sainte Julitta, Nevers, 1929 Etching Bequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms 55.28.30 The fourteenth-century apse of Nevers' cathedral is a masterpiece of French Gothic architecture. Arms was clearly drawn to its spiky host of water spouts disguised as gargoyles. Exhibition HistoryExhibited Gallery H, December 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.
