Study for "Chinese Information Travel"—Equestrian

1980

Larry Rivers

Associated Names
Larry Rivers

Artist, American, 1923 - 2002

The image depicts a person on horseback. The person is facing left, holding the reins of the horse with a serious expression. They have short hair and are wearing a loose, long-sleeved garment, pants, and boots. The horse is shown mid-stride on rocky terrain, with its head raised and mane flowing. The background is plain with no additional elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper mounted to linen-backed wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Olga Hirshhorn)

  • Dimensions

    image: 28.26 × 34.77 cm (11 1/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.5 × 39.85 cm (13 3/16 × 15 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3005

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; center verso in black ink: Chinese Outing / "Equestrian" / Larry Rivers / 1980 / 15 5/8 x 13

Wikidata ID

Q64592671

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