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Arques-la-Bataille

ca. 1884
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
During the summer of 1884, Twachtman—then studying at the Académie Julian, in Paris—rented a house with his family at Arques-la-Bataille, in Normandy, and focused on capturing the quiet beauty of the area on canvas. In this work, he portrayed the edge of the Béthune, a tributary of the Arques, bordered by a fringe of reeds and meadow flowers. Back in his Paris studio the following winter, Twachtman transposed this naturalistic sketch into the monumental canvas Arques-la-Bataille, on view nearby.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Arques-la-Bataille
  • Artist: John Henry Twachtman (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1853–1902 Gloucester, Massachusetts)
  • Date: ca. 1884
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 18 1/4 x 25 7/8in. (46.4 x 65.7cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Charles Engelhard Foundation Gift, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.130
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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