Aaron Converting His Staff into a Serpent

c. 1860s

Robert W. Weir

Associated Names
Robert Walter Weir

Artist, American, 1803 - 1889

The image is a drawing of a person standing. The individual has one arm raised in front of them, and the other arm is holding a staff upright. The person's facial features include a prominent nose, closed eyes, and a long beard. Their hair is wavy and flows around their face. They are dressed in loose, flowing robes that drape around their body, reaching down to their feet, leaving their toes visible. The background is minimal, with sketching around the person, including a serpent-entwined staff on the left side. The drawing is monochrome with varying shades, and there is a scribbled design in the top right corner.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Victor Spark, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1950; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1976

  • Robert Weir: Artist and Teacher of West Point, Cadet Fine Arts Forum, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1976, p. 33, no. 43, 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. 6, no. 43.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: R. W. Weir

Wikidata ID

Q64629201

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