Tooth Extraction

1840s-1850s

William Tylee Ranney

Associated Names
William Tylee Ranney

Artist, American, 1813 - 1857

The image depicts three individuals shown from approximately mid-thigh upwards. The figures are engaged in an interaction where they seem to be physically engaging with each other. The person on the left has their arms raised and hands clenched, wearing a large brimmed hat. The figure in the center is leaning forward, with only their legs and a partial upper body visible. The person on the right is facing left, leaning slightly towards the central figure, and wearing a hat with a feather. All individuals are in simple, loose clothing with features like wide-brim hats and boots evident. The background is plain and consists of a minimalistic, monochrome wash.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Claude J. Ranney (grandson of the artist), Malvern, Pennsylvania; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1960; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1962

  • William Ranney, Painter of the Early West, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Texas, 1962-1963, p. 50, no. 125, repro

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

1991

  • William Tylee Ranney: East of the Mississippi, Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 1991-1992, no. 42, repro

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. 31, no. 218.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: W.T.R.; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 38 [circled]; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 9 [circled] / 3 boys wrestling [crossed out]

Wikidata ID

Q64639762

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