A Triumphal Arch
Artist
Betsey Rockwell
(American, active 19th centry)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1830
MediumWatercolor and graphite drawing on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 12 3/8 x 16 3/8 in. (31.4 x 41.6 cm)
InscribedSigned at bottom: "Betsey Rockwell"; inscribed at bottom: "A Triumphal Arch"
Credit LineGift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Object number80.264.13
Not on view
DescriptionWatercolor on paper painting depicting an arch.Label TextBetsey Rockwell American, active 19th century A Triumphal Arch, ca. 1830 Watercolor and graphite drawing on paper Amateur artists have long favored watercolor as a means of polite recreation and instruction in the arts. This watercolor was likely the result of a youthful lesson in aesthetics. It incorporates a study of classical forms and buildings and the artist's own creative synthesis of color, form, and the picturesque landscape. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch 80.264.13 ProvenanceFound in Waterbury, Connecticut; Richard L. Mills, July 14, 1955; Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch purchased this July 14, 1955; Exhibition History"Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014. "Watercolor: An American Medium," Photography Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, February 21 - June 23, 2019.
