Old Man with a Cane

1901

Abraham Walkowitz

Associated Names
Abraham Walkowitz

Artist, American, 1880 - 1965

The image depicts a person standing with a hunched posture, leaning forward and holding a walking stick in their left hand. The person has a beard, large nose, and deep-set eyes, and is wearing a hat and a long robe that reaches their feet. The background features a pattern of abstract shapes or markings, and the drawing is signed "Walkowitz 1907."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 22.86 × 14.61 cm (9 × 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.512

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Swann Galleries, New York); Ruth Cole Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased September 17, 1998; bequest to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in pen and black ink: A. WALKOWITZ / 1901

Markings

stamped in black ink on verso: RK

Wikidata ID

Q64533230

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