Carros, Jules Andre Smith

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Jules Andre Smith, Carros
Jules Andre Smith, Carros
Jules Andre Smith
Carros
circa 1920s
Jules Andre Smith
1880–1959
Carros, circa 1920s
Where object was made: France
Material/technique: etching; wove paper; drypoint
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 179 x 213 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 7 1/16 x 8 3/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 215 x 252 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 8 7/16 x 9 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 11 x 14 in
Credit line: Gift of Hal M. Davison, Class of 1949
Accession number: 1998.0588
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Exhibition Label: "American Etchers Abroad, 1880-1939," Apr-2004, Reed Anderson Smith’s etching of "Carros" demonstrates that his style, his individual response to a subject, was constantly evolving. A decidedly modernist influence is visible in this print, for the twelfth-century French château and surrounding landscape are rendered in geometric forms that call to mind the late paintings of Paul Cezanne. The lines are straight and in some areas, such as the château, they lie parallel to one another, much like Cezanne’s brushstrokes. Smith uses cross-hatching to define the dark brooding sky overhead as well as the shadows washing over the darkened landscape below; he accentuates contrasts of light and dark by careful wiping of the plate.