Polo Field, Piping Rock Club, Long Island

c. 1920

Everett Shinn

Associated Names
Everett Shinn

Artist, American, 1873 - 1953

This is a drawing of a city street or dockside scene with vehicles and structural elements. The composition features loose, expressive lines depicting cars, fences, and streetlights or signposts. The perspective is slightly elevated, creating depth and movement. The drawing is created with pencil or charcoal on paper, capturing the energy of urban life. Shadows and shading add three-dimensionality to the objects in the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black conté crayon on wove paper mounted to paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 12.7 × 19.37 cm (5 × 7 5/8 in.)
    board: 14.29 × 21.27 cm (5 5/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.997

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Maynard Walker Gallery, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1962; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

1980

  • That’s Entertainment, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980

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. 168, no. 1147.

Inscriptions

lower left in black ink: E SHINN; upper right verso in purple ink by unknown hand: [square]. 45; center verso in blue ink by unknown hand: No 105 [strikethrough] 105 [circled] / Polo field / Piping Rock Club / Long Island. / Size - 7 1/2" x 5" / Date -; upper right verso in graphite on adhesive label by unknown hand: $150

Wikidata ID

Q64561114

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