A Left Hand Holding a Staff and a Right Hand Holding a Glove and Riding Crop(?)

Paul Meyerheim

Associated Names
Paul Meyerheim

Artist, German, 1842 - 1915

The image shows a detailed sketch of two hands. The left hand is slightly elongated and holds a cylindrical object between the index and middle fingers. The right hand is depicted with a complex grip around a similar object, with additional sketched lines suggesting more elements. A sleeve of a garment is visible near the right hand and the background is a plain, neutral surface. Scattered faint pencil lines and shading add realism and texture to the sketch. An artist's signature is present at the lower left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with brown wash on buff wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of C.G. Boerner

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.8 x 26.3 cm (10 15/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.135.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, 25 November 2011, no. 6477); (C. G. Boerner, New York); gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

verso: rough graphite sketch of legs

Wikidata ID

Q64619084