Hobby Horses

1967

Bruce McCombs

Associated Names
Bruce McCombs

Artist, American, born 1943

The image shows intersecting lines and bold shapes, including a horse-like figure on rockers, resembling a rocking horse, in a monochromatic palette. The abstract artwork merges familiar elements with a sense of movement, with the rocking horse silhouette as the focus. Below the horse, dark textures create a layered effect, hinting at another horse and a chair. The background contains subtle scratches and lines, adding to its mysterious quality.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 55.3 × 70.8 cm (21 3/4 × 27 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 62.6 × 86.8 cm (24 5/8 × 34 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.173.32

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Edge Entertainment, New Jersey (eBay); to Robert Stana and Thomas Judy, Washington, D.C., 2007; gift to NGA, 2022

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Bruce McCombs 67 Imp." lower right margin, graphite. "Hobby Horses" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "19/20" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

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