A Convivial Gathering with a Man Playing a Hurdy-Gurdy

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

Associated Names
Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

Artist, Venetian, 1762 - 1844

This is a sepia-toned ink and wash drawing on paper depicting a group of figures in motion. The figures are dressed in historical costumes with wide-brimmed hats and flowing garments. The loose and gestural lines suggest movement and energy, while cross-hatching creates depth and shadow. The scene is lively and dramatic, with figures leaning in different directions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.7 x 16.2 cm (4 5/8 x 6 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.42.a

Associated Artworks

A Monk Reading

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

1762

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

J.C. Ritter von Klinkosch [1822-1888], Vienna (Lugt 577). Prof. Dr. Adam Politzer [1835-1920], Vienna (Similar to Lugt 2037). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York: 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: 178 (color)(recto only).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: Bison (erased)

Wikidata ID

Q64572482

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