Author(s):
iwill (paris, in 1850 - paris, in 1923), designer
other title: night view of the artist's studio, 11, quai voltaire, searchlights searching for "taubes": german planes, 6th arrondissement. (dummy title)
production date: in 1914
type(s) of object(s): drawing
name(s): drawing
dimensions - artwork:
height: 62. 5cm
width: 90cm
dimensions - frame:
height: 70. 5cm
width: 97. 5cm
depth: 5cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription concerning the title - on the back of the frame, in brush and black paint: "september / 1914 / while paris slept / in search of the tauben". Label - on the back of the frame, circular label inscribed in red ink and handwritten in black ink: "ville de paris / musee / carnavalet [. . . ] // [. . . ] / e8160 / n. D. C. 16"
label - on the back of the frame, on the left, label printed in black ink and handwritten: "[. . . ] de tableaux // [. . . ]est d'arts / 14 et 9 rue [. . . ] paris / name: iwill / nº134". Label - on the back of the frame, bottom left, handwritten label in black ink: "iwill / recherche des taubes, 1914 / d. 4333". Inscription - on the back of the frame, on the right, handwritten in pencil: "3246. 1". Label - on the back of the frame, at the top center, label printed in black ink: "while paris slept. / quai voltaire" and stamp in blue ink: "musee carnavalet / cabinet des arts graphiques / 29, rue de sévigné - 75003 paris /. . . ". Iconographic description:
night view of the artist's studio, 11, quai voltaire, of searchlights searching for "taubes": german planes, 6th arrondissement. Historical event, first world war. Pont-royal, pavillon de flore and orsay train station. Urban landscape, fog, sky, seine, barge, boats, facade, building, tree, roof. Impressionism. Artificial and natural light. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: aa 03–08–1915
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 4333. Date: En 1914.
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