Study for "The Nativity"

c. 1929

Augustus Vincent Tack

Associated Names
Augustus Vincent Tack

Artist, American, 1870 - 1949

The image shows a sketch of three full-length figures. The central figure is flanked by two figures on either side, each with wings. The figures appear to be standing within an arched framework. The central figure has loose, flowing hair, and all three figures are dressed in long, simple robes. Their wings rise upwards and outwards, blending with the arched design around them. The sketch is done in pencil with some shading for depth. The background consists of a blank parchment sheet with faint grid lines and the arch design.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Agnes Gordon Fuller Tack, Deerfield, Massachusetts; (unknown dealer, Vermont); Lisa Johnson, Washington, DC, 1973; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1974; 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. 154, no. 1034.

Wikidata ID

Q64537004

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