The Donkey Cart

1922

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

This is a drawing of a donkey harnessed to a cart. The drawing shows a donkey fitted with a harness, standing in profile view, connected to a wooden cart that is partially shown. The cart holds baskets and other goods. The use of shadings and lines suggests depth and texture, bringing out the form and musculature of the donkey, as well as the details of the cart's construction. The simplistic yet expressive style gives the drawing a sense of movement and life.

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Bibliography

1925

  • Memorial Exhibition of the Works of George Bellows. Exh. cat. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1925: 113, no. 13.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 15 x 17 1/2 / B348 FHO

Wikidata ID

Q64571197

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