Horse Weather Vane

c. 1937

Gordon Sanborn

Associated Names
Gordon Sanborn

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image is a drawing of a horse in full profile, showing the entire body. The horse is depicted in a stepping pose with the front left leg raised and bent. The horse's head is slightly lowered, and the mane has a wavy pattern. The drawing has a smooth gradient highlighting the horse's musculature. There is no saddle or harness visible. The background is plain. The artist's signature "Gordon Sanborn" is in the bottom right corner, with a scale in inches on the lower left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.6 x 28.8 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 20" long; 18" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.16229

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 340, pl. 1190.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gordon Sanborn

Wikidata ID

Q64572670

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