Man with a Scythe

1932

Robert Austin

Associated Names
Robert Austin

Artist, British, 1895 - 1973

The image shows a person using a scythe in a graveyard. The person is bent over, holding a scythe with both hands, cutting tall grass or weeds among gravestones. The scene is set in a churchyard or cemetery, with multiple gravestones and a partial view of a church building in the background. The drawing is detailed, with attention to the texture of the grass and the folds in the person's clothing. Surrounding details include tree branches on the right side.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift from Clare Calder and her sister Rachel Austin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.7 × 11.8 cm (5 13/16 × 4 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 22.9 × 17.3 cm (9 × 6 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.5.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine Art Society 2001, no. 99

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Rachel Austin and Clare Calder (the artist's daughters); acquired 2012 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2001

  • Drawings and Prints by Robert Sargent Austin, with a Complete Catalog of His Prints. London: Fine Art Society, 2001, no. 99.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: RSA; lower left in graphite: 3rd state 3 proofs; lower right in graphite: Robert Austin 14 Jan. 1933; lower center in graphite: 3rd state 3 proofs

Wikidata ID

Q76560463

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