Spires, Quimper Cathedral

 

Augusta Payne Rathbone

  1897 - 1990 (biography)

c. 1935  

etching & aquatint 

12 5/8 x 9 3/4" platemark 

pencil, lower right 

Artist's Proof 

pencil editioned, lower left 

 

ivory Rives wove 

published 

artist 

AR384 

$400.00 

The Cathedral Saint-Coretin's twin spires in silhouette against a cloudy sky. The unusual cathedral was built out in such a way as not to disturb the older chapel, which contains the tomb of Alain Canhiart. It therefor curves slightly to the left when viewed head-on. The spires, however, are the most recognized features.