Two Male Figures: Study for "The Good Samaritan"

1918

Charles Hazelwood Shannon

Associated Names
Charles Haslewood Shannon

Artist, British, 1863 - 1937

The image shows a sketch of two individuals. One figure is bending forward and holding an object, while the other is reaching upwards. The figures are detailed with classical features, including facial details and muscle definition. The sketch is signed with "CS 1918" at the bottom.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martin Birnbaum for Mr. William Henry Donner, Montreux, 1930s; to his daughter, Dora Donner Ide; Mr. and Mrs. John Jay Ide, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 1999.

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Exhibition History

1989

  • Works of Art from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Jay Ide, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1989 - 1990, no. 39, fig. 52.

Inscriptions

lower center in chalk: CS 1918; by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: 127/131; by later hand, center verso in graphite: set; by unknown hand, lower center in graphite: Study for "The Good Samaritan"

Watermarks

Michallet

Wikidata ID

Q64538648

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