Study for "Laying the Bets"

1935

Minna Citron

Associated Names
Minna Citron

Artist, American, 1896 - 1991

The image shows a sketch with three people from the back, leaning forward towards a table. They have varying lengths of dark hair and wear casual clothing with jackets, loose pants, and shoes. The jackets have visible button details. One of them has a handkerchief tucked into their pocket and textured sleeve cuffs. Objects are on the table, possibly decorative or foliage. The background is simple with faint outlines of furniture. The names "Marie Auton '35" and "Curtain" are written on the right side.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1942; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1941

  • Drawings and Prints by Minna Citron, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1941

1980

  • That’s Entertainment, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980, no. 10

  • The Common Touch, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980-1981, no. 9

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 189, no. 1272.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Minna Citron '35; center right in graphite by unknown hand: 11 x 14 / LANDCAP / HINGED; center right in graphite by unknown hand: Citron; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 20

Wikidata ID

Q64617930

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