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French Lace a.k.a. The West Portal of the Church of Notre Dame, Villefranche-en-Rouerque, Aveyron by John Taylor Arms
French Lace a.k.a. The West Portal of the Church of Notre Dame, Villefranche-en-Rouerque, Aveyron
John Taylor Arms
Title
French Lace a.k.a. The West Portal of the Church of Notre Dame, Villefranche-en-Rouerque, Aveyron
Artist
John Taylor Arms
1887 - 1953 (biography)Year
1949
Technique
etching
Image Size
7 7/8 x 4 1/2" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
306 for state II
Annotations
pencil dated 1949 after the signature, also annotated by Arms "II" in lower left
Reference
Fletcher 415; French Church series #51; Arms 426; LOC 117
Paper
ivory laid with DARD HUNTER watermark
State
ii/ii
Publisher
The Society of Etchers, Gravers, Lithographers and Woodcutters, New York
Inventory ID
24581
Price
$325.00
Description
John Taylor Arms was a trained architect who felt very deeply that man’s greatest achievements in architecture are evidenced in the cathedrals and churches from the Gothic era. While visiting Villefranche-en-Rouergue, he was drawn to the intricacies in the detailing found in the stonework of the west portal of the Notre Dame Cathedral. The stonemasons strove for a majestic entrance to this house of worship and, in their work, achieved the impossible: making stone look fragile, malleable, and lacy.