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Studies of Men and Boys

c. 1840-1850

James Goodwyn Clonney

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James Goodwyn Clonney

Artist, American, 1812 - 1867

The image depicts a pencil sketch with various figures and objects. In the upper left corner, there is a full-body drawing of a nude person seated on a chair. On the right, there is a faint sketch of a man wearing a hat and coat, holding a pipe. Lower on the right, two clothed figures are drawn. One is an older man standing with a cane, and the other is a younger man. Below them is a sketch of a boot or shoe on a box or ledge. The background is plain with aged paper.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of J. William Middendorf, II)
Dimensions

sheet: 23.97 × 29.53 cm (9 7/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2677

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

J. William Middendorf, II, McLean, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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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. 26, no. 184.

Wikidata ID

Q64580363

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