On the Dock

1942

Hugh Pearce Botts

Associated Names
Hugh Pearce Botts

Artist, American, 1903 - 1964

This is a drawing of a group of men seated on a dock next to a small building, with an ocean view in the background. The scene includes detailed shading to capture the textures of the wooden dock, the posture of the men, and a dog lying at their feet. The atmosphere suggests quiet leisure or waiting, with one figure reading a newspaper, another tending to his shoe, one with his arms crossed, and a fourth taking a drink. Several buildings along the horizon give the impression of an urban shoreline setting.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sylvan Cole Gallery (via Mann-Williams Antiques), New York, NY); Dave H. and Reba W. Williams, Greenwich, CT, 21 November 1987; gift to the NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower center, On the Dock; lower right, 9; signed: lower left, Botts


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