Playing Cards

1862

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

This is a drawing of a group of soldiers in a relaxed setting. The scene shows several figures in various poses, some seated on the ground while others are standing or leaning against a structure. The style uses simple pencil lines to portray the figures, with some having visible facial features and distinct hats. The figures appear to be engaged in an informal gathering, possibly playing cards, as suggested by the positions of their hands. The image captures a moment of respite among uniforms and military attire, conveying a sense of camaraderie and pause amidst their surroundings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, II

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.7 × 25.3 cm (6 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.121.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Goodrich/Gerdts 2005, Vol. I, no. 183

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Major Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, New York, by gift of Homer, 1904; Edmund Robbins Zalinski, his son, by bequest, 1909; Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski II, his son, Philadelphia, by gift, 1955; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1925

  • Original Drawings of the Civil War by Winslow Homer, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, New York, 1925

1997

  • Winslow Homer and the Civil War: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 17 July-21 Sept. 1997

Bibliography

2005

  • Goodrich, Lloyd, and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer, vol. 1. New York: Spanierman Gallery, 2005, p. 220, no. 183,

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: 21; lower right in graphite: Homer 1862

Wikidata ID

Q64640294

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