The Longshoremen's Noon

1886

Frederick Juengling, after John George Brown

Associated Names
Frederick Juengling

Artist, American, 1846 - 1889

John George Brown

Artist After, American, born England, 1831 - 1913

This is a drawing of a group of figures gathered in a dockside scene. The scene shows individuals sitting and standing amid barrels and sacks with the background dominated by masts and wooden structures of boats. Some individuals are seated in a circle on the ground, while others are resting or working. The foreground shows various objects like a tin can, a battered hat, and scattered pieces of paper.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Antique Furniture Depot, Long Island, New York); Dr. Warren G. and Arlene S. Richman, Paramus, New Jersey; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2013; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1886

  • Koehler, S. R. American Art: Illustrated by Twenty-Five Plates, Executed by the Best American Etchers and Wood Engravers, from Paintings Selected from Public and Private Collections. New York: Cassell & Co., 1886.

Inscriptions

lower left in block: F Juengling / '86 [reversed]; lower right in block: J.G.Brown N.A. / N.Y. 1879 [reversed]; lower right in graphite: Fred Juengling

Wikidata ID

Q77010459

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