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Chapiteau Gothique, Dorothy et John Taylor Arms, A.D. MCMXXVI by John Taylor Arms
Chapiteau Gothique, Dorothy et John Taylor Arms, A.D. MCMXXVI
John Taylor Arms
Title
Chapiteau Gothique, Dorothy et John Taylor Arms, A.D. MCMXXVI
Artist
John Taylor Arms
1887 - 1953 (biography)Year
1926
Technique
etching
Image Size
6 1/8 x 3 5/8" platemark
Signature
pencil signed, lower right
Edition Size
270
Annotations
pencil dated 1926 after the signature' plate inscribed J T Arms 1926
Reference
Fletcher 185; Christmas Card Series #11; Miniature Series #14; Arms 305; LOC 53
Paper
ivory wove
State
i/ii
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
24627
Price
$300.00
Description
In architecture the capital forms the topmost member of a column and broadens the area of the column’s supporting surface. The capital, often selected for decoration, is the clearest indicator of the architectural order. Some of the finest carvings come from France but the sculptor evolved his design in accordance with the block he was carving. John Taylor Arms seems to have left no clue to the church or cathedral in France where he sketched this Gothic floral capital.