Notre Dame Cathedral, Rouen, France by Richard Davidson Winter

Notre Dame Cathedral, Rouen, France by Richard Davidson Winter

Notre Dame Cathedral, Rouen, France

Richard Davidson Winter

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Title

Notre Dame Cathedral, Rouen, France

 
Artist
Year
c. 1912  
Technique
etching on chine collé 
Image Size
21 3/8 x 16" image size 
Signature
pencil, lower right and in plate, lower left image 
Edition Size
unstated 
Annotations
signed within image in lower left and a remarque of fruit in the lower left margin. 
Reference
 
Paper
antique-white chine colle 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
20317 
Price
$300.00 
Description

Little information can be found regarding the life of Richard Davidson (R.D.) Winter. He is listed as having been born in 1890 and died in 1915 at age 25, perhaps a victim of WWI.

The few etchings we have located are like this image, large, detailed etchings of French Gothic cathedrals. He views this cathedral from street level with people going about their everyday activities, street vendors, and shops, including a boutique de modiste at the left.

The medieval apartment houses, with their brick and rough stonework and jutting gable roofs and garretts, stand in stark contrast to the elegant facade of the church as they had for centuries. Winter adds a remarque at the lower left margin that depicts a pineapple and two lemons which refer to the fruit vendor depicted in the lower right of the image.

 

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