The Old Corcoran Gallery of Art

c. 1880

John H. Cocks

Associated Names
John H. Cocks

Artist, American, 1850 - 1938

The illustration depicts a grand architectural building in black-and-white. The building is shown in intricate detail with columns, statues, and decorations. Trees and people can be seen in the surroundings. The sky is depicted with broad strokes, adding atmosphere to the scene. Other structures are faintly visible in the background.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Argosy Bookstore, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1951; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • James Renwick in Washington, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1972-1976

1982

  • Washington on the Potomac, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, p. 6

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. 119, no. 796.

Inscriptions

lower right in black gouache: JHC-

Wikidata ID

Q64582688

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