Studies of Men

1847

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Associated Names
Sanford Robinson Gifford

Artist, American, 1823 - 1880

The image displays a series of pencil sketches of a person in various poses on a faded beige paper. One sketch shows a person standing with arms crossed, another shows the person seated or crouched with arms raised, and a third depicts the person swinging an object. The facial features are simplistic with short hair, and the clothing appears to be a shirt and pants. The background is plain.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Old Print Shop, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; 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. 38, no. 269.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: RA / SRG; lower right in graphite: Jan 4th 1817; left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 14 x 18; upper right incised: Luther T. Jenkins; left center incised: Luther

Wikidata ID

Q64630513

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