Wild Horses, Portugal

1950

Gordon Parks

Associated Names
Gordon Parks

Artist, American, 1912 - 2006

The image shows a silhouette of horse riders against a dynamic sky filled with swirling clouds. The horizon is low, near the silhouettes of the riders and horses. The color palette is monochromatic, with deep blacks of the silhouettes and shades of gray in the sky. Spears held by riders add to the sense of movement and verticality.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gordon Parks, New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1998; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Half Past Autumn: The Art of Gordon Parks, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 10, 1997 – January 11, 1998

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top center in blue ink scribbled out in graphite: Set 33379 / Portugal; top center in black ink cursive: Roundup; by unknown hand, top right corner in purple marker: #93; top right in graphite boxed: 130%; along left edge in red ink scribbled out in graphite: 12 1/4; along left in blue pencil: 12 1/4; across center in graphite scribbled out: 52pt; across center in graphite: 419; center left in graphite scribbled out: 33379 / R37; center in graphite circled scribbled out: [?]; center right perpendicular in graphite: PARKS; along right edge perpendicular in graphite circled scribbled out: 31; center bottom perpendicular in graphite cursive: Roundup; center bottom in graphite circled scribbled out: 4; bottom left inverted in blue pencil boxed: 130%; bottom left in blue ink: 46; bottom right in graphite: 130; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner in graphite: CGA#084 [exhibition number for Half Past Autumn]

Wikidata ID

Q64154463

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