Author(s):
nocq, henry eugène (paris, 13–01–1868 - paris, in 1944), designer
production date: in 1896
type(s) of object(s): drawing, graphic arts
name(s): drawing
materials and techniques: watercolor, pencil
dimensions - artwork:
height: 64. 5cm
width: 49. 5cm
dimensions - museum master key:
height: 80cm
width: 60cm
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front of the drawing, lower left, signed and dated in pen and black ink: "paris 1896 henry nocq" \ inscription in ink
inscription - on the back of the drawing on the left side, inscription in pencil: "margins 14 cm / 95 x 78 ext". \ pencil inscription
inscription - on the back of the drawing on the right side, inscription in pencil: "50 x 65. . . Flat white frame. . . At best" \ inscription in pencil
iconographic description:
the pont-neuf seen from the quai de la mégisserie, in 1896, current 1st arrondissement. Urban landscape. Bird's-eye view of the quay, the pont-neuf, the square du vert-galant, the quai du louvre, the louvre palace, the pont des arts, the pont du carrousel, the quai des tuileries. Barges, people, carts, street lamps. Historical commentary:
the animation of the banks of the seine on an ordinary day contrasts with the other watercolor by nocq (card14824), representing the banks of the seine and the pont-neuf invaded by crowds on the occasion of the visit of russian sovereigns in 1896 (cf. "in the time of marcel proust" p 109)
mode of acquisition: donation (notarial deed)
name of donor, testator, seller: seligmann, françoise
date of acquisition: 2001
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: d. 14823. Date: En 1896.
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