Men Shoeing a Horse

late 19th century

Walter Shirlaw

Associated Names
Walter Shirlaw

Artist, American, 1838 - 1909

This is a drawing of a stable scene with animals and objects. The sketch depicts a stable or barn area with a human figure near an animal, a horse, buckets, and a large circular object leaning against the wall. In the foreground, two small dogs are lounging on the ground. The drawing is in a monochromatic palette, using shading and lines for depth and texture in an expressive, informal style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.59 × 24.61 cm (12 7/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3563

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. 85, no. 535.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: W. Shirlaw

Wikidata ID

Q64634373

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