Landscape with Deer, North Carolina

c. 1820

Joshua Shaw

Associated Names
Joshua Shaw
Artist, American, born England, 1776 - 1860
The artwork depicts a landscape featuring two deer leaping through a shallow stream. The viewpoint is at eye level, capturing the movement of the deer as they splash through the water. The horizon is obscured by a forest that stretches from the left to the right, with large trees dominating the scene. The foliage includes shades of brown, green, and hints of yellow, creating a color palette. The brushstrokes are detailed and textured, conveying the density of the forest and the fluidity of the water. Light filters through the tree canopy, illuminating patches of the scene and highlighting the deer's forms. In the distance, the forest recedes, adding depth to the composition.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Victor Spark, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1965; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Tour of Canada), 1977-1979

1979

  • American Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979-1980

1981

  • Early America on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1750-1850, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 12-14, no. 3, repro

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. 3, no. 17.

1987

  • Inge, M. Thomas. "William Byrd of Westover: The First Southern Gentleman and Author." Virginia Cavalcade 37, no. 1 (summer 1987): p. 13.

Wikidata ID

Q64591551

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