Study for a Triptych

c. 1900

Nellie Thorne

Associated Names
Nellie Thorne

Artist, American, 1879 - 1957

The image shows vertical and slightly curved lines forming a three-panel window or partition. The artwork features elongated shapes resembling cloaked figures or ghostly forms, some holding stick-like objects topped with flame-like shapes. The earthy tones and green hues create a background texture evocative of dense foliage or a curtain. The arrangement of shapes in each panel suggests figures gathered or moving in procession, evoking people in robes under candlelight.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irregular): 34.93 × 36.35 cm (13 3/4 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2919

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Hart (the artist's daughter), Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1985; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Thorne; upper center verso in graphite: Nutcracker

Wikidata ID

Q64618166

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