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Farmers Shucking Corn [recto]

c. 1870-1880

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr.

Associated Names

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr.

Artist, American, 1831 - 1915

The image shows two figures in an indoor setting. On the left, there is an elderly woman wearing a broad-brimmed hat and a long-sleeved garment, looking downward. To her right, a young child with short hair is looking at the woman. Both are surrounded by what seems to be stacks of stems or cane. The background is shaded darkly, giving the impression of walls or an interior space.

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Artwork overview

Medium

charcoal on wove paper
Credit Line

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

sheet: 27.15 × 38.1 cm (10 11/16 × 15 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2664.a

The image displays a sketch of the upper portion of a person, showing only their head, shoulders, and a bit of their upper torso. The person is depicted in a resting position, with their left elbow resting on an unseen surface and their head slightly turned to the right. The facial features are lightly sketched, and the person is wearing a wide-brimmed hat. The hair is partially shaded under the hat, with minimal detail. They are dressed in a garment with a discernible collar, which could be a shirt. There is no jewelry or other objects visibly held by the person. The background is plain, with no distinct details, focused only on the lightly rendered sketch against an unadorned surface. — Study of a Farmer [verso]

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr.

1870

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

Selections from the Gift of J. Williams Middendorf, II, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978, no. 28

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. 62, no. 408.

Wikidata ID

Q64559538

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