Flying Monster

Robert Caney

Associated Names
Robert Caney

Artist, British, 1847 - 1911

This is a painting of a mythical creature. The creature has bat-like wings and multiple heads and serpentine necks, resembling a dragon or hydra. It is depicted flying above a landscape with a muted sky. The background features a dark landscape and silhouetted birds or winged creatures. The color palette consists of soft earth tones with hints of gray and brown, giving a misty ambiance. The style is reminiscent of Hokusai, known for imaginative and dynamic scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor with gray and gray-brown wash, graphite, and white gouache on light tan board

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21 x 30.3 cm (8 1/4 x 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.71

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

probably Miss Dinah Caney (sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 June 1973, part of lot 299); (bought by Christopher Powney); Finchden Manor, Tenterden, Kent; Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1977; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 167 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right in graphite: 2 (underlined); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 28 / C

Wikidata ID

Q64628855

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