Back of a Man with Pole

1870-1877

Walter Shirlaw

Associated Names
Walter Shirlaw

Artist, American, 1838 - 1909

The image is a sketch showing an upper body view of a person from behind. The person appears to be standing with their torso slightly bent forward and their head turned slightly to the left. The individual's facial features are not visible. They are wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a short-sleeved shirt, and their right arm is bent as if they are holding an object over their right shoulder. The background is plain and unembellished.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.56 × 19.53 cm (10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3564

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Walter Shirlaw, New York, 1909; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 84, no. 530.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: W Shirlaw

Wikidata ID

Q64634338

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