Chicken Vendors [recto]

c. 1927

George Overbury (Pop) Hart

Associated Names
George Overbury (Pop) Hart

Artist, American, 1868 - 1933

The image is an abstract artwork with bold, sweeping lines and shapes that create discernible figures and objects. Curved lines resemble human figures wearing broad hats and donkeys. The background has dark, earthy tones suggesting a market scene. One figure with a large hat appears active, surrounded by other figures and animals in motion. Elements hint at rural life and commerce with stylized patterns and animal forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink, watercolor, gouache, charcoal, and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.34 × 28.26 cm (9 3/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.606.a

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of a seated gathering with a dog in the foreground. The sketch shows a group seated around a table in a loose, casual setting. The individuals are not clearly defined, suggesting a social or conversational scene. In the foreground, a dog is lying down facing towards the group. The sketch has black ink stains among light pencil lines.

Men Drinking at a Table [verso]

George Overbury (Pop) Hart

1922

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jeanne O. Hart (neice of the artist), Kew Gardens, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; 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. 129, no. 872.

Inscriptions

lower right in black watercolor: Hart / J.H.

Wikidata ID

Q64571539

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