Les Andelys on a Summer Morning

Paul Signac, 1923

The image shows a landscape with an elevated perspective looking over a body of water towards distant hills. The horizon aligns with a hilltop featuring a castle-like structure. Tall, stylized trees frame the scene… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Paul Signac ¹
Date: 1923 ¹
Medium: brush and black ink with graphite on tan paper ¹
Original: 5,124 × 3,756 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

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