🔥 Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Old GOTHIC Cathedral Oil Painting, 1950s

Description: This is a visually striking and fascinating Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Old GOTHIC Cathedral Oil Painting on Masonite, depicting the ghostly and abstracted outlines and profile of the historic Notre Dame Gothic cathedral in Paris, France. This famous building is rendered in expressive white outlines, displaying intricate and fine details. The cathedral building is rendered against an abstracted blue background, reminiscent of a reversed architectural blueprint. Tall spires, intricate circular stained-glass windows and numerous wooden buttresses punctuate this image. Signed: "Jacquelyn Jones DeYoung" in the lower right corner. Additionally, this piece is signed, titled and annotated on the verso: "Jacquelyn Jones DeYoung. Gothic Dream. Elk Grove, ILL." This painting likely dates to the 1950's - early 1960's. Approximately 24 1/4 x 28 1/4 inches (including frame.) Actual artwork is approximately 20 x 24 inches. Very good condition for age, with some faint scuffing and edge wear to the ornate original vintage wood frame. Acquired in Los Angeles County, California. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About this Artwork: Notre-Dame de Pariscathedral, Paris, France Notre-Dame de Paris, cathedral church in Paris. It is the most famous of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages and is distinguished for its size, antiquity, and architectural interest. Notre-Dame lies at the eastern end of the Ile de la Cite and was built on the ruins of two earlier churches, which were themselves predated by a Gallo-Roman temple dedicated to Jupiter. The cathedral was initiated by Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris, who about 1160 conceived the idea of converting into a single building, on a larger scale, the ruins of the two earlier basilicas. The foundation stone was laid by Pope Alexander III in 1163, and the high altar was consecrated in 1189. The choir, the western facade, and the nave were completed by 1250, and porches, chapels, and other embellishments were added over the next 100 years. Notre-Dame Cathedral consists of a choir and apse, a short transept, and a nave flanked by double aisles and square chapels. Its central spire was added during restoration in the 19th century, replacing the original, which had been completely removed in the 18th century because of instability. The interior of the cathedral is 427 by 157 feet (130 by 48 meters) in plan, and the roof is 115 feet (35 meters) high. Two massive early Gothic towers (1210–50) crown the western facade, which is divided into three stories and has its doors adorned with fine early Gothic carvings and surmounted by a row of figures of Old Testament kings. The two towers are 223 feet (68 meters) high; the spires with which they were to be crowned were never added. At the cathedral’s east end, the apse has large clerestory windows (added 1235–70) and is supported by single-arch flying buttresses of the more daring Rayonnant Gothic Style, especially notable for their boldness and grace. The cathedral’s three great rose windows alone retain their 13th-century glass. Notre-Dame Cathedral suffered damage and deterioration through the centuries. After the French Revolution it was rescued from possible destruction by Napoleon, who crowned himself emperor of the French in the cathedral in 1804. Notre-Dame underwent major restorations by the French architect Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc in the mid-19th century. The popularity of Victor Hugo’s historical novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831), wherein the cathedral is the setting, was said to have inspired the renovations. During a restoration campaign a fire broke out on April 15, 2019, in the cathedral’s attic, and the massive blaze destroyed most of the roof, Viollet-le-Duc’s 19th-century spire, and some of the rib vaulting. Pres. Emmanuel Macron immediately promised that the cathedral would be rebuilt—ultimately setting a timetable of five years. Notre-Dame is set to reopen on December 8, 2024, following a restoration project estimated to cost upward of €700 million ($767 million).

Price: 975 USD

Location: Orange, California

End Time: 2024-09-01T00:12:59.000Z

Shipping Cost: 45 USD