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Study for "Happy Would Be the Men of the Fields, If They Knew Their Good Fortune"

1932-1934

Gilbert White

Associated Names

Gilbert White

Artist, American, 1877 - 1939

The image shows an artistic drawing of a person in a stepping position. The individual has a focused expression with defined features, short hair, and a hat. They are dressed in draped fabric, revealing parts of the upper body, and wearing sandals. One hand holds a spear, while the other grips the fabric above the head. The background has sketched grid lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

charcoal and graphite on wove paper mounted to paperboard
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Maj. Ferry K. Heath, 1934)
Dimensions

sheet: 63.18 × 40.96 cm (24 7/8 × 16 1/8 in.)
board: 63.66 × 41.12 cm (25 1/16 × 16 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.363

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Major Ferry Kimball Heath, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1934; 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. 170, no. 1155.

Wikidata ID

Q64572292

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