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Study of an Interior [verso]

late 19th century

Walter Shirlaw

Associated Names

Walter Shirlaw

Artist, American, 1838 - 1909

The image shows a faint pencil sketch of a person on aged paper. The sketch features a person's upper body turned slightly to the side, near a fireplace or arched structure. The sketch is rough, with unclear facial features and clothing. There are no visible objects or jewelry, and the person appears to be sitting. The background includes an arched architecture element and a suggestion of an interior space. The paper is predominantly blank with smudges and discoloration.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection
Dimensions

image: 13.65 × 9.84 cm (5 3/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
sheet: 33.97 × 25.4 cm (13 3/8 × 10 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.3543.b

The image shows a side view of a wagon filled with hay. The horizon line is low, obscured by the tall stack of hay and a large structure. A road or path runs beside the wagon. The drawing is done with loose pencil strokes for texture. It is in monochrome with shades of grey and black on beige paper. Figures are included on the haystack and near the wooden structure. A tree with minimal foliage is on the right, and the sky is depicted with horizontal strokes. — Polling [recto]

Walter Shirlaw

1870

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, New York, 1909; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art

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. 85, no. 537.

Wikidata ID

Q64634434

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