Chestnut Tree Leaves, c. 1890
Henri-Charles Guérardexpand_more
Vaporisateur drawing on silkexpand_more
Gift of funds from Ann and David Heiderexpand_more 2009.70.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
Henri-Charles Guérard was an ardent collector and admirer of Japanese art, going so far as to learn to write with Japanese characters. In Chestnut Tree Leaves, he used a horizontal swath of yellow silk as the support for his drawing. Using several stencils, Guérard created a frieze of large and small chestnut leaves across the surface. He used a vaporisateur (atomizer) to apply subtle sprays of orange, blue, and green paint, after which he painted the distinctive veins and stems of the chestnut leaves.
Details
- Title
- Chestnut Tree Leaves
- Artist Life
- Paris 1846–Paris 1897
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2009.70.2
- Provenance
- Jean-Raimond Guérard (son of the artist), Paris; Alice Guérard (daughter-in-law of the artist), Paris; non-familial heirs, Paris; (Galerie Antoine Laurentin, Paris); (Eric G. Carlson Fine Prints and Drawings, New York, 2006-09); sold to MIA, 2009
- Curator Approved
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