Fleche of Notre Dame
Date1953
Artist
Samuel Eldon Homsey
(American architect, 1904–1994)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. (74.9 × 38.7 cm)
frame: 36 1/4 × 22 in. (92.1 × 55.9 cm)
frame: 36 1/4 × 22 in. (92.1 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineLouisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 1954
Object number1954-14
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextSamuel Homsey was the architect of the Delaware Art Museum's original 1938 building. His professional interests are apparent in this painting which captures the spire of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris glimpsed through a side street lined by ordinary buildings.
