On the Floor of the Barn

1923

Lesser Ury

Associated Names
Lesser Ury

Artist, German, 1861 - 1931

The image shows a person holding a long-handled tool, likely a rake, with both hands. They are leaning slightly forward, face down and partially covered by a hat. The person is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, rolled-up sleeves, and dark trousers. The background is heavily shaded, creating depth around the figure in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid buff paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.8 × 14.9 cm (8 3/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.9 × 25 cm (12 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.492

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rosenbach 2002, no. 15, State only

  • Series Title

    Holländische Motive (Plate 1)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Swann Galleries, New York, September 21, 2001, lot 718); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased 2001; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Rosenbach, Detlev. Lesser Ury: Das druckgraphische Werk. Berlin: Edition Rosenbach Hannover im Gebr. Mann Verlag, 2002: no. 15, only

Inscriptions

signed and numbered below image, in graphite: Ury 18/100

Wikidata ID

Q76557047

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