Studies of Oxen

late 19th century

Walter Shirlaw

Associated Names
Walter Shirlaw

Artist, American, 1838 - 1909

Two detailed sketches of oxen are positioned in the center of the image. One ox faces forward while the other is oriented towards the right. The drawing has a monochromatic color palette of black linework on a beige background. Surrounding the central figures are various smaller sketches of oxen heads, horns, a cart, and other related shapes scattered across the page. The sketches are dispersed throughout the sheet, varying in detail and capturing different perspectives and positions of the animals.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33.5 × 54.77 cm (13 3/16 × 21 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3565

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, New York, 1909; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; 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. 85, no. 533.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: W. Shirlaw

Wikidata ID

Q64634335

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