Light and Shadow: The Shadows of Dissipation Falling upon the Poor

1870-1900

James Carter Beard

Associated Names
James Carter Beard

Artist, American, 1837 - 1913

The image depicts two women, one standing and the other seated. The standing woman has soft facial features and long hair, wearing a long gown. She is holding her gown in front of her with her hands. A small dog is shown beside her. The seated woman has her face in her hand, looking to her right. She wears a simple dress and a shawl around her shoulders. The background includes a streetlamp on the left and a wall with indistinct text on the right.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1951; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 83, no. 517.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: J C Beard; lower center in graphite: Light & Shadow / The shadow of dissipation falling upon the / room

Wikidata ID

Q64580275

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