Rue de Chartres, St. Malo, or La Pomme d’Or (The Golden Apple)

Louis Conrad Rosenberg, artist

1890–1983

The Chicago Society of Etchers, publisher

founded 1910

Rue de Chartres, St. Malo, or La Pomme d’Or (The Golden Apple), 1926

Where object was made: France

Material/technique: wove paper; drypoint; etching

Dimensions:
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 202 x 136 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 408 x 261 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 7 15/16 x 5 3/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 16 1/16 x 10 1/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in

Credit line: Bequest of Wallace Pratt

Accession number: 1982.0019

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Exhibition Label:
"American Etchers Abroad, 1880-1939," Apr-2004, Reed Anderson
Louis Rosenberg found in etching an ideal medium to express his interest in architecture. In the early 1920s he became acquainted with the English printmaker Muirhead Bone, who persuaded Rosenberg to set aside his architectural interests temporarily in order to concentrate on etching. After a year’s study at the Royal College of Art in London, where he acquired technical proficiency in drypoint and etching, Rosenberg set out to explore the European continent.
Crossing the English Channel, he first explored coast of Normandy and created such prints as "Rue de Chartres, St. Malo," also known as "La Pomme d’Or (The Golden Apple)". The buildings of this quaint fishing village, which remain to this day, are animated by sunlight pouring over their time-worn facades as well as by the many characters milling about the square, for example the two women conversing in the center of the print.