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Herdsman on Horseback (Buttero a cavallo)

1885

Giovanni Fattori

Associated Names

Giovanni Fattori

Artist, Italian, 1825 - 1908

The image shows the back of a person seated on a horse. The person is sitting upright on the horse with their back to the viewer. The person wears a hat and a jacket. The horse's top part is also visible. The background features a textured landscape with lines suggesting a path and distant forms. The artwork emphasizes the lines and movement of both the rider and the horse.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on textured wove paper (artist's proof)
Credit Line

Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection and Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund
Dimensions

sheet (trimmed to plate): 13.02 × 8.89 cm (5 1/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2021.103.1
Catalogue Raisonné

Baboni 1983, no. VIII

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Umberto Sgarzi [1921-2017], Bologna, by descent; (Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2021 by NGA.

Associated Names

Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi

Bibliography

1983

Baboni, Andrea.Giovanni Fattori: l'opera incisa. 2 vols. Milan, 1983: no. VIII.

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