Cathedrale 1
Print
1907 (made)
1907 (made)
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Although he spent most of his adult life living in Paris, the painter and graphic artist Konstanty Brandel often visited his native Poland and continued to consider himself a Polish artist. His work may be described as Symbolist and has much in common with that of figures such as Odilon Redon and Gustave Doré, although Hieronymus Bosch, Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Francisco de Goya have also been cited as possible influences.
Brandel’s imagery often includes architecture, particularly Gothic cathedrals fantastically interpreted, with exaggerated and highly improbable structures, scale and perspective. This image appears to be taken from a viewpoint high up in the transept of a cathedral, looking down on the crossing.
Brandel’s imagery often includes architecture, particularly Gothic cathedrals fantastically interpreted, with exaggerated and highly improbable structures, scale and perspective. This image appears to be taken from a viewpoint high up in the transept of a cathedral, looking down on the crossing.
Object details
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Title | Cathedrale 1 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Drypoint and etching printed in brown ink |
Brief description | Konstanty Brandel: 'Cathedrale I', drypoint and etching, France, 1907. |
Physical description | Drawing of the interior of a gothic cathedral with a viewpoint from high within the building above the transept so that the architecture of pillars, rose windows arches and so on are shown in steep perspective |
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Production type | Limited edition |
Marks and inscriptions | 27-30 Brandel (In pencil immediately below the image: the numbering on the left , the signature on the right) |
Credit line | Given by the artist’s uncle, Witold Leitgeber |
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Summary | Although he spent most of his adult life living in Paris, the painter and graphic artist Konstanty Brandel often visited his native Poland and continued to consider himself a Polish artist. His work may be described as Symbolist and has much in common with that of figures such as Odilon Redon and Gustave Doré, although Hieronymus Bosch, Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Francisco de Goya have also been cited as possible influences. Brandel’s imagery often includes architecture, particularly Gothic cathedrals fantastically interpreted, with exaggerated and highly improbable structures, scale and perspective. This image appears to be taken from a viewpoint high up in the transept of a cathedral, looking down on the crossing. |
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Bibliographic reference | Konstanty Brandel Muzeum Narodow w Warszawie, Galeria Szfuki Wspolczesnej. Warsaw Listopad- grudzien 1977. Prints cat no. 11 |
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Accession number | E.1435-1993 |
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Record created | August 17, 2006 |
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