Paysage, D 89.9.3, En 1874

Author(s): sand, george (paris, 01–07–1804 - nohant-vic, 08–06–1876), designer production date: in 1874 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): graphic arts name(s): drawing materials and techniques: gouache, watercolor place(s) of execution/realization: france dimensions - artwork: height: 14cm width: 22. 5cm dimensions - frame: height: 25cm width: 33cm description: imaginary landscape created using the so-called dendrite technique marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: inscription - on the back: "watercolor painted / by george sand / in 1874. / aurore sand. " iconographic description: view of imaginary landscape with ruins in the background 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. Mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: lauth-sand, aurore date of acquisition: 1953 institution: museum of romantic life inventory number: d 89. 9. 3. Date: En 1874.