Paysage imaginaire, 2002.6

Author(s): sand, george (paris, 01–07–1804 - nohant-vic, 08–06–1876), designer dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): graphic arts name(s): drawing materials and techniques: watercolor place(s) of execution/realization: france dimensions - artwork: height: 15cm width: 23. 5cm dimensions - frame: height: 30cm width: 38. 5cm description: imaginary landscape created using the so-called dendrite technique iconographic description: imaginary landscape with, in the foreground, two figures and a dog (perhaps the little girls of george sand and the dog fadet) historical commentary: the dendrite technique takes its name from the shapes caused by crystallization on certain fossil stones. In this case, it is a technique practiced between 1860 and 1876 by george sand. It consists of crushing watercolor colors on paper using a sheet of bristol, the veins and shapes obtained constitute the starting points of a composition developed by the artist's imagination. George sand uses the white reserve of the paper and sometimes highlights with gouache to complete these watercolor landscapes. Date of acquisition: 23–06–2002 institution: museum of romantic life inventory number: 2002. 6. Date: Unknown.