Le Pont Bouju et la Cathédrale à Chartres
Caroline Helena Armington Canadian
Not on view
Armington visited Chartres in 1926 and created this etching which centers on the Eure flanked by the arched Bonju bridge leading to the old town, with the spires and roof of the cathedral glimpsed over distant roofs. Born near Toronto, the artist moved to Paris with her artist husband Frank Armington in 1905. They both learned to etch in 1908 and then traveled through Europe and to North Africa and North America to find subjects. Demonstrating an interest in traditional picturesque imagery, Armington's work also demonstrates the influence of James McNeill Whistler and the continued significance in the early twentieth century of principles espoused by the Etching Revival.