Off to the Fields

c. 1950

Federico Castellon

Associated Names
Federico Castellón

Artist, American, born Spain, 1914 - 1971

The image shows a person standing next to a large animal resembling a water buffalo. The person appears aged and wears a conical hat. He has a weathered face and is dressed in a traditional buttoned shirt with long sleeves. The background includes fields, small houses with thatched roofs, trees, and mountains in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 23.18 × 27.94 cm (9 1/8 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 31.43 × 37.94 cm (12 3/8 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1123

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Freundlich 1978, no. 75

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1978

  • Freundlich, August L. Federico Castellon: His Graphic Works, 1936-1971. New York: Syracuse University, 1978, pp. 63, 126, no. 75.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 91/200; lower right in graphite: Castellon; lower left edge in graphite: "Off to the Fields"

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q77011704

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