Woman Watching Puppies

late 19th century

Walter Shirlaw

Associated Names
Walter Shirlaw

Artist, American, 1838 - 1909

The image shows a person standing against a wooden surface with one arm resting on top of the surface. They are wearing a long-sleeved garment with a vest and a long skirt. The person has short hair and their face is not entirely visible. Some fabric and boards are draped around them. Three small animals are in the foreground. The background is sparsely detailed, indicating a possible outdoor setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.16 × 22.86 cm (11 7/8 × 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3546

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. 536.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: W Shirlaw

Wikidata ID

Q64634385

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