André Vera, French, active Paris, 1881–1971 Search this
Paul Vera, French, active Paris, 1882–1957 Search this
Medium:
Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions:
31.9 × 20.2 cm (12 9/16 × 7 15/16 in.), irregular
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
France
Date:
ca. 1919
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Perspective view of garden in lunette-shaped frame. In foreground, single parterre with double Greek key motif with espallied yews at four corners. Arcades with espallied roses and potted flowers beneath, frame either side of central parterre. In distance, a second, more informal, garden leads to two-story house with red roof in center distance which is framed by terraces and trees. "Les Jardins d' André Vera" is written in script in lower margin.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund
