Goats in Shed

1982

Malcolm Morley

Associated Names
Malcolm Morley

Artist, American, born England, 1931 - 2018

Kenneth Tyler

Printer, American, born 1931

Tyler Graphics Ltd.

Publisher

This is a drawing of livestock sheltering under a structure with palm trees in the background. The artwork depicts several animals congregated under a thatched or wooden canopy. The animals are depicted in dynamic poses, with thick brushstrokes used to create their forms and the structure. Palm trees rise in the background, with their leaves rendered with swift marks. The composition conveys a sense of bustling life and environment, with areas of light and shadow giving depth to the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Nimaizuki handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joshua P. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 73.03 × 101.76 cm (28 3/4 × 40 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.155.27

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, D.C.; acquired 2004 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1989

  • The 1980s: Prints from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1989, p. 87, no. 83.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 1/30 Malcolm Morley; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: MM81-605

Markings

embossed lower left: [Tyler Graphics]

Wikidata ID

Q76348058

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