Studies of Horses

1905

Guy Pène du Bois

Associated Names
Guy Pène du Bois

Artist, American, 1884 - 1958

This is an image with a drawing of two horses. On the left, there is a detailed sketch of a horse, showcasing attention to form and shading. On the right, there is a rough, abstract representation of a horse with loose, flowing lines. The background of the paper has an aged, textured appearance, and there are visible pencil marks framing the sketches.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.13 × 17.78 cm (9 1/2 × 7 in.)
    sheet: 30.48 × 23.97 cm (12 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1057.b

Associated Artworks

The drawing features a person depicted in a full-body view, standing upright and facing forward. The figure is centered on the page with a soft shadow cast behind them. The person has short, possibly curly hair and is dressed in a shaded, loose-fitting garment. They are barefoot and standing directly on the ground, with the surrounding environment kept minimal. The artist's signature appears at the lower right corner with a date, '05.

Young Boy

Guy Pène du Bois

1905

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hamilton Gallery, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1967; 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. 179, no. 1216.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite by unknown hand: PD 328

Markings

embossed upper left: BRISTOL / AL [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q64572814

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