The Onion Field

1890

George Davison

Associated Names
George Davison

Artist, British, 1856 - 1930

The image depicts a field with a cluster of buildings and trees in the distance. The horizon is near the top of the image, with a village against it. The scene has a soft, brushed appearance and a sepia-toned color palette. Tall plants fill the foreground, leading to the village and trees in the distance. The sky is overcast with thick clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Paul Hertzmann and Charles Isaacs

  • Dimensions

    image: 6 1/16 x 8 1/16 in. (15.4 x 20.4 cm)
    sheet: 20 x 28 in. (50.8 x 71.1 cm )
    mount: 10 13/16 x 14 9/16 in. (27.4 x 37 cm)

  • Accession Number

    2007.95.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York); gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

By artist, across platemark lower right in graphite: G. Davison; on verso, by unknown hand, center right in graphite: 407

Wikidata ID

Q64154194

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