Blackberry

1866

Andrew Fisher Bunner

Associated Names
Andrew Fisher Bunner

Artist, American, 1841 - 1897

The image displays a pencil drawing of a blackberry plant. The stem has thorns and leaves distributed along its length. The drawing is in shades of gray on a light background. The branch extends from the left to the right, with leaves pointing in different directions. An inscription reads "Blackberry Oct 66" at the bottom center.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Kate Bunner (wife of the artist), New York, 1897; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1902; 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. 92, no. 589.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Blackberry. Oct-66. A.F.B.

Wikidata ID

Q64535774

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