Blacksmith in the Goldfields

1848-1855

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Associated Names
Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Artist, American, 1822 - 1888

This is a drawing of a blacksmith working outdoors. The scene depicts a blacksmith holding a hammer over an anvil, creating sparks as he works on a piece of metal. Beside him, a person is sitting with a pickaxe, while another person is mounted on a horse. The background shows mountainous terrain with other figures climbing the slopes, carrying tools, suggesting a mountainous or mining setting. The drawing uses monochrome shades, capturing the rustic atmosphere of the scene with detailed attention to the texture of the rocks, the build of the working figures, and the movement of the horse.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Old Print Shop, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1950; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 37, no. 262.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: F. O. C. Darley fecit.; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 50 -

Wikidata ID

Q64561277

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