Study for "Chinese Information Travel"—Profile

1980

Larry Rivers

Associated Names
Larry Rivers

Artist, American, 1923 - 2002

The image is a sketch showing a three-quarter view of a person seated on a horse. The person is sitting upright on the horse, facing slightly to the right side of the image. The facial features of the person are not visible in detail, but the person appears to have short hair and may be wearing a cap. The person is wearing a long-sleeved garment with a loose fit. The horse is partially visible with a focus on its front half, showing the head, neck, and part of its torso. The horse's mane is illustrated with lines indicating texture. The saddle and blanket are ornately decorated with geometric patterns. There is a note within the sketch that reads "Red." The background is plain and consists of clean, empty space. The drawing is signed "Larry Rivers" at the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on cut and taped, linen-backed wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.67 × 30.96 cm (14 7/16 × 12 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.42 × 32.23 cm (15 1/8 × 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3008


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Larry Rivers; center verso in black ink: Chinese Outing / "profile" / 1980 / Larry Rivers / 12 5/8 x 15

Wikidata ID

Q64592668

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