The Village

1925

Graham Sutherland

Associated Names
Graham Sutherland

Artist, British, 1903 - 1980

The image depicts a rural landscape with a person kneeling in the foreground with a basket. The scene includes dense vegetation, structures, segmented fields, buildings, and leafless trees in the background. The intricate lines and shading emphasize the textures and layers of the countryside, creating depth and dimension.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.4 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.9 x 25 cm (7 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
    mat: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.196

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Tassi 1978, no. 20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gartin & Co., Wiltshire); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased 1997; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1978

  • Tassi, Roberto. Grahan Sutherland: Complete Graphic Work. London and New York: Thames and Hudson and Rizzoli International, 1978

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Graham Sutherland

Wikidata ID

Q76341736

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