Studies of a Man and Horse Cart

c. 1870-1890

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr.

Associated Names
Enoch Wood Perry, Jr.

Artist, American, 1831 - 1915

Two male figures and a horse are depicted in the image. The upper figure is standing upright and viewed from a side angle. He wears a hat, has sideburns, a light-colored shirt, a vest, and light-colored trousers. He stands on another person, who is supporting him. The lower figure sits on a cart that is being drawn by a donkey. The lower figure wears a vest, his legs are stretched forward, and he appears to be holding reins. The background is plain with sketch lines indicating parts of a cart and the donkey.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

J. William Middendorf, II, McLean, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Selections from the Gift of J. Williams Middendorf, II, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978, no. 36

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. 69, no. 439.

Wikidata ID

Q64559547

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