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Olive Trees of the Riviera

c. 1875

Samuel Colman

(American, 1832–1920)
Culture
America, late 19th-early 20th century
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Gift of George A. Goddard 1919.994
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Like Otto Bacher and Joseph Pennell (both also in thisexhibition), Colman was an avid traveler and madeextensive European tours in 1860 and 1871. He recordedhis peripatetic life in etchings, watercolors, and paintings.In this landscape and architectural vignette of southern France, Colman described an overgrown aqueduct amongst gnarled olive trees. Two figures gaze toward thepicturesque vision of a sailboat on the sunlit Riviera.
A horizontally oriented etching features two gnarled olive trees with twisted trunks on a sloping hill to the left. To the right, stone ruins and a turreted building stand against a pale sky. A dark archway and two tiny figures perched atop a high wall define the structures. Dense, intricate linework creates deep shadows and textures throughout the weathered bark and cracked masonry, emphasizing the age and decay of the landscape.

Olive Trees of the Riviera

c. 1875

Samuel Colman

(American, 1832–1920)
America, late 19th-early 20th century

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