Rip Van Winkle

c. 1840

Asher Brown Durand

Associated Names
Asher Brown Durand

Artist, American, 1796 - 1886

The sketch depicts a man seated on the ground in a reclined position. He has a long beard and hair, wears a long coat, trousers, and boots, and holds a rifle. Next to him on the ground is a pouch. The background shows simple lines indicating trees or rocky terrain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.9 × 29.4 cm (9 × 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 46.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: No. 6 21 del.; across bottom in graphite: Rip Van Winkle / Durand; in later hand, across center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Asher B. Durand 1796-1886 / Rip Van Winkle / 8.12 x 11.8 (aprox) /... Int [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64536754

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