Minneapolis Institute of Art
Milcendeau's House at Bois Durand
Charles MilcendeauLinkedCulture matchlcp-dd6455cfa9bc
- Date
- 1915
- Medium
- Brush and black ink, ink wash, charcoal, watercolor, and gouache with red crayon on tan paper, laid down on board
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 103187
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
In 1905, Charles Milcendeau bought a farmstead in the heart of the Vendée marshes, near his hometown of Soullans in western France. Depicted here is his modest house with its distinctive doorway, painted to look like a pointed stone arch. The barn at right contained his studio. The brown leaves and barren trees signal that the workers could be engaged in an early spring cleanup. To make this very personal drawing, Milcendeau combined various media, including ink, watercolor, gouache, crayon, and charcoal. Today the buildings serve as a museum dedicated to the artist’s life and art. Europe
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- Credit line
- Gift of Dr. Gabriel P. and Yvonne M.L. Weisberg
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