Study for "Chinese Information Travel"—Man with Bow

1980

Larry Rivers

Associated Names
Larry Rivers

Artist, American, 1923 - 2002

The image shows a sketched figure of a person seated on a rearing horse. The person appears to be in an active riding stance, leaning slightly forward with hands gripping the reins. The facial features include a bearded face with a prominent nose. The person's hair is mostly covered, possibly by a hat or turban-like headwear. They are wearing loose, flowing clothing with folds drawn in the fabric. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects held by the person, other than the reins. Surrounding the horse's hooves are sketches of foliage. The background is plain, emphasizing the central figure and horse. A signature reading "Larry Rivers" is in the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper mounted to linen-backed wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 25.56 cm (10 × 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.89 × 30.48 cm (11 3/8 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3006


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 / "Man with Bow" / Larry R. / 1980 / 12 x 11 3/8

Wikidata ID

Q64592669

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