Derelicts Leering at a Woman [recto]

1946

Reginald Marsh

Associated Names
Reginald Marsh

Artist, American, born France, 1898 - 1954

This painting depicts an urban setting with several figures gathered around a pillar in a city street or public building. The environment includes pillars and a high ceiling. A group of five individuals stand against the pillar, with another figure seated to the left. More figures in motion are visible in the background. On the right, a woman walks past with items in hand. The painting features muted colors, a chalky texture, and deep shadows, evoking a sense of weariness or contemplation.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

This is a painting of a group of figures standing and sitting on a street beneath an elevated structure. The scene is set under a railway bridge or similar overhead infrastructure in an urban environment. Buildings in the background indicate a setting that resembles a city street, with visible signs on the storefronts such as 'Enduro' and 'Sale'. The figures are depicted in deep shadows. The artwork is monochromatic, executed in shades of gray and black.

Derelicts Under the El [verso]

Reginald Marsh

1946

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Dorset, VT; Felicia Meyer Marsh (wife of the artist), Dorset, VT, 1954; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1982-1983

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 80-82, no. 48, repro

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. 192, no. 1300.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink wash: Reginald Marsh 1946; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: Ch. 70A

Wikidata ID

Q64620288

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