The Postcard

Walter Richard Sickert

Associated Names
Walter Richard Sickert

Artist, British, 1860 - 1942

The illustration shows a sketch of a person in a seated side profile. The upper body is outlined with rough shading for the face and hair. The person is wearing a collared shirt and is seated on a chair, as indicated by the backrest and some lines implying its structure. In the background, there are vertical lines resembling a railing or fence. The drawing is overlaid with a grid of red lines that are numbered on the margins, providing a structured framework for the sketch on blue-tinted paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink squared in red ink on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.1 x 9.9 cm (9 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.164

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mark Oliver; (Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1972-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in red ink: Sickert; lower center in red ink: The Postcard; lower right in graphite: 16 sq / 7 1/2

Wikidata ID

Q64634295

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