Frank Dillon

Ventimiglia

Maker

Frank Dillon (British, 1823-1909)

Title

Ventimiglia

Year

1867

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gouache, watercolor

Dimensions

30.5 x 51.4 cm (12 x 20 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and inscribed in pencil, LL: F. Dillon, Ventimiglia 3rd Sept. 1867

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1986.184.17

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

British Artists Abroad

Dec 01, 2008 – Apr 19, 2009

Label copy

This meticulous study, unfinished and made for an unknown purpose, exhibits the artist’s concern for recording all the particulars of the place. Beige paper was a popular backdrop for scenes set in the south of Europe or the Near East, perhaps for the immediate warmth and slightly terracotta effect it lent to the scene.

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Frank Dillon (British, 1823-1909)

Ventimiglia, 1867

Graphite, watercolor, gouache on beige paper

30.5 x 51.4 cm (12 x 20 1/4 inches)

Anonymous gift 1986.184.17

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