The Plantation

1919/1922

Robert Polhill Bevan

Associated Names
Robert Polhill Bevan

Artist, British, 1865 - 1925

The image shows a rocky landscape with a large rock formation and tall, slender trees. The trees are on the left side, with their tops reaching towards the sky. The horizon is not visible due to the rocks and vegetation. The pencil strokes create texture, with varying pressure indicating foliage and rocks for depth. The color palette is grayscale with blacks and grays emphasizing shadows. Near the trees on the left, there are barely visible steps or a platform. The rocks extend into the distance, gradually becoming less distinct.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal on with graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 27 x 31.5 cm (10 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.2 x 40.6 cm (13 7/16 x 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.39

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist. (Davis Galleries, New York); (Davis & Long Company, sold 1974); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Robert Bevan, 1865-1925. Davis Galleries, New York, 1970, no. 35.

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: 150, 166 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: 35; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 21154c; numbering along all edges for transfer of composition

Markings

artist's mark, lower right in stamp: RPB (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q64629069

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