The Pig Pen

1936-1940

John Taylor Arms

Associated Names
John Taylor Arms

Artist, American, 1887 - 1953

The image depicts a rural scene with a wooden shed with a thatched roof on the right side. Rolling hills extend towards the horizon, merging into the sky. The etching technique shows fine lines and cross-hatching. A person is leaning over a fence next to a large tree on the left, with a rustic wagon nearby. The color palette is sepia or brown, giving an antique atmosphere. Tall trees are on the right side of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of T. A. Cox

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.75 x 30.16 cm (4 5/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.96 x 16.19 cm (16 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.68.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fletcher 1982, no. 083

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA in 2011 by T.A. Cox, Seal Harbor, Maine.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1982

  • Fletcher, William Dolan. John Taylor Arms, A Man for All Time: The Artist and His Work. New Haven, CT: The Sign of the Arrow, 1982, no. 83.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: The Pig Pen; lower right, below plate mark: John Taylor Arms

Watermarks

Hand Made

Wikidata ID

Q76558834

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