A Cornfield at Sunset

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Associated Names
Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Artist, British, 1821 - 1906

The image shows a landscape consisting of trees, harvested crops, and a horizon with the setting sun behind distant hills. A cluster of trees is on the left side with a textured appearance. The color scheme includes earthy tones, oranges, reds, lavender, and blues. Sheaves of crops are visible in the foreground, leading towards the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache with black chalk over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.7 x 25.2 cm (8 1/8 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.54

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Davis & Long Company, New York). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (1821-1906), Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, New York, 1985, 32, no. 2, fig. 4.

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: 166 (color).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower right in graphite: HBB

Wikidata ID

Q64574123

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