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a) Horses at Rest (recto); b) Horses at Rest (verso) (Sosta di cavalli)

late 19th Century

Giovanni Fattori

Associated Names

Giovanni Fattori

Artist, Italian, 1825 - 1908

The image shows two horses standing together in a landscape depicted in an etching style. The composition is viewed from a slightly elevated angle, with the horizon placed low. The details of the horses and surroundings are outlined with fine lines creating texture and depth. The color palette is predominantly gray and white, with hints of a distant landscape. The ground shows grass and uneven terrain, while the sky is subtly sketched with faint clouds.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on wove paper (working proof, counterproof on verso)
Credit Line

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

plate: 14.4 × 19.1 cm (5 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
sheet: 14.8 × 19.5 cm (5 13/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

2021.103.8.a-b
Catalogue Raisonné

Baboni 1983, no. CIV

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. CIV.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Gio Fattori

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