Study for "Casts from Antique Sculpture: The Parthenon"

1890

James Henry Moser

Associated Names
James Henry Moser

Artist, American, born Canada, 1854 - 1913

The image shows a sketch of a sculpture depicting a reclining male figure. The sculpture appears to be made of a solid material like stone or plaster, suggested through shading techniques in the sketch, which is predominantly executed in shades of grey pencil on paper. The figure is partially draped and muscular, with a relaxed posture. Behind the figure are additional sketches, including a dynamic scene of two figures on horseback and a smaller sketch of a standing figure to the left, also in a classical style. The word "CASTS" is written across the center of the paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with pen and black ink on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 20.32 × 13.97 cm (8 × 5 1/2 in.)
    board: 24.13 × 15.4 cm (9 1/2 × 6 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3594

  • Series Title

    1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center right in graphite: JHM [artist's monogram] - 90; center in graphite: CASTS; upper left in black ink: no 7. / ok but / main figure / smaller.

Wikidata ID

Q64580393

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