Hermes Birkin 35 Horseshoe Iris with Bois de Rose special order clemence Ghw ARTBURO Personalization, Alfred Sisley "Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne" (1872).
Hermes Birkin in vivid jewel toned Iris.
Special Order Horseshoe with muted Boise de Rose interior.
This exotic combination is accentuated with lush gold hardware.
Clemence leather is scratch resistant.
BAG MEASURES:
LENGTH: 35cm / 14"
TALL: 28cm tall / 11"
DEEP: 18cm / 7" deep
HANDLES:
5" TALL
Alfred Sisley "Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne" (1872) hand painted by ARTBURO Personalization
Artist: Alfred Sisley (British, Paris 1839–1899 Moret-sur-Loing)
Date: 1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (49.5 x 65.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ittleson Jr., 1964
Accession Number: 64.287
Description
Recently built, state-of-the-art bridges—emblematic of modernity—recur as motifs in Sisley’s paintings of the 1870s and early 1880s. The cast-iron and stone suspension bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne, constructed in 1844 to connect the village with the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, can be seen from a distance in a work of spring 1872 (Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Mass.). Shortly thereafter, Sisley executed this close-up, dramatically angled view, showing holiday makers on the river and along the shore. Flat strokes of high-keyed color—notably in the reflections on the water’s surface—capture the fleeting effect of bright summer sunshine.