Study for "Happy Would Be the Men of the Fields, If They Knew Their Good Fortune"

1932-1934

Gilbert White

Associated Names
Gilbert White

Artist, American, 1877 - 1939

The image shows an artistic drawing of a person in a stepping position. The individual has a focused expression with defined features, short hair, and a hat. They are dressed in draped fabric, revealing parts of the upper body, and wearing sandals. One hand holds a spear, while the other grips the fabric above the head. The background has sketched grid lines.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Major Ferry Kimball Heath, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1934; 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. 170, no. 1155.

Wikidata ID

Q64572292

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