Fisherman

1860s

Eastman Johnson

Associated Names
Eastman Johnson

Artist, American, 1824 - 1906

The image shows a sketch of a man from the waist up, in profile facing right. The man appears relaxed, with one arm by his side and the other in his trouser pocket. He has a large, untamed beard and his hair is tucked under a hat. He is wearing a long coat. The background is plain textured paper.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Victor Spark, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1948; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • The Dusseldorf Academy and the Americans, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York; National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, DC; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 1972-1973

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. 39, no. 275.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: B; upper verso in graphite by unknown hand: WCA 923; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Y-P_ 2 fl 10 1/2 in._off; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 18 [circled] / A4227; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Fisherman 12; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand (upside down): Fisherman / Eastman Johnson

Wikidata ID

Q64556242

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