Man Sleeping [recto]

c. 1920-1940

Joseph Stella

Associated Names
Joseph Stella

Artist, American, 1877 - 1946

The image is a line drawing of a person depicted from the waist up, reclining. The person is leaning forward, with their left arm resting across a surface. Their head is partially obscured by their right arm. The person's facial features are mostly hidden due to the pose and a wide-brimmed hat. The hat covers the upper half of the face, with only the nose and part of the left ear visible. The clothing seems to be a loose-fitting coat or jacket. The background is plain.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image shows faint pencil lines on a blank background. The sketch consists of a curved outline that can be interpreted as resembling a face or a head with a pointed shape on top. The minimalistic lines give the impression of an unfinished or preliminary drawing.

Unidentified Study [verso]

Joseph Stella

1920

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Zabriskie Gallery, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1959; 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

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. 169, no. 1153.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Joseph Stella

Wikidata ID

Q64591379

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