Three Good Friends

1950

Stanley Anderson

Associated Names
Stanley Anderson

Artist, British, 1884 - 1966

P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd.

Publisher

The image depicts a countryside scene showing a man and two horses resting from plowing. The background features a horizon with a line of trees and birds flying in the sky. The illustration uses fine lines and cross-hatching to create texture and depth. The horses and the man are detailed, with the man taking a break while the horses are still. The color palette is soft and consists of browns and grays.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.15 × 26.67 cm (6 3/4 × 10 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 26.04 × 37.94 cm (10 1/4 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1514

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meyrick and Heuser 2015, no. 257

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2015

  • Meyrich, Robert, and Harry Heuser. Stanley Anderson, Prints: a Catalogue Raisonné. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2015, p. 259, no. 257.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: SA; lower left in graphite: Ed:65.; lower right in graphite: Stanley Anderson; lower left margin in graphite by unknown hand: Three good friends. (Line engraving); lower right margin in graphite by unknown hand: Edition 65 prints.; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 755

Markings

stamped lower center verso in black ink (twice): F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

O.W.P & A.C.L

Wikidata ID

Q77013226

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