Study of Bay Leaves

before 1898

Henry Ryland

Associated Names
Henry Ryland

Artist, British, 1856 - 1924

The image shows a drawing of a branch with elongated leaves in muted greens and grays. The branch is positioned diagonally from the bottom right to the top left of the image, with leaves overlapping and creating a layered effect. The initials "H.R." are inscribed in the bottom right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on dark green paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 52.9 × 38.1 cm (20 13/16 × 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.92.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Wood, London). (Shepherd Gallery, NY, c. 1994). Katherine Woodward Mellon [1938 - 2012], Stonington, CT; (her sale, Stair Gallery, Hudson, NY, 27 October 2012, no. 89); (Stephen Ongpin, London); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • English Romantic Art, 1840 - 1920: Pre-Raphaelites, Academics, Symbolists, Shepherd Gallery, New York, no. 131.

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Bibliography

1898

  • F.M., "Henry Ryland, Art Worker" The Artist, 23 (1898): illustrated p. 48.

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