Study for "Chinese Information Travel"—Mother and Child

1980

Larry Rivers

Associated Names
Larry Rivers

Artist, American, 1923 - 2002

The image depicts a woman riding a horse with a child in front of her. The woman is leaning slightly forward, holding the child in her arms. She has a composed expression, wearing a robe with patterned sleeves and an updo. The child has curly hair and is wearing a plain outfit, nestled in the woman's embrace. The horse's head is detailed with textured mane and facial expression. The background is plain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on cut and taped, linen-backed wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.4 × 25.4 cm (10 × 10 in.)
    sheet: 30.48 × 28.89 cm (12 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3007

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Larry Rivers; upper left in graphite: Top [arrow]; center verso in black ink: Chinese Outing / Mother + child / 1980 / Larry Rivers / 11 3/8 x 11 7/8

Wikidata ID

Q64592670

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