Wood Carriers

1931

Robert Austin

Associated Names
Robert Austin

Artist, British, 1895 - 1973

This is a drawing of two figures carrying heavy loads beneath a towering crucifix. The central figure is a detailed crucifix placed within a coffin-shaped frame. Below the crucifix are two figures bent under the weight of wooden logs, on rough terrain. The artist skillfully conveys themes of labor and suffering through line work and composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift from Clare Calder and her sister Rachel Austin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.1 x 14.9 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.9 x 26 cm (13 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.5.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine Art Society 2001, no. 93

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rachel Austin and Clare Calder (the artist's daughters); acquired 2012 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Drawings and Prints by Robert Sargent Austin, with a Complete Catalog of His Prints. London: Fine Art Society, 2001, no. 93.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: RSA; lower left in graphite: 3rd state 3 proofs; lower center in graphite: Robert Austin '31

Wikidata ID

Q76560461

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