Anshutz on Anatomy

1912

John Sloan

Associated Names
John Sloan

Artist, American, 1871 - 1951

This is a drawing of an anatomy lecture. The scene shows a detailed anatomy lecture setting with a skeleton and a partially dissected human model at the center. A lecturer is explaining anatomical features to an audience closely packed around the display. The room is illuminated by an overhead light source, highlighting the meticulous linework and cross-hatching. The audience appears engaged, some taking notes and others observing intently, contributing to the academic atmosphere. The drawing depicts an educational environment with intricate details and textures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.7 x 22.8 cm (7 3/8 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 29.8 × 39.4 cm (11 3/4 × 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1874

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Morse 1969, no. 155, viii/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 62.

Bibliography

1969

  • Morse, Peter. John Sloan's Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Etchings, Lithographs, and Posters. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1969, pp. 179-180, no. 155, viii/viii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 100 proofs; lower center in graphite: Anshutz talks on Anatomy; lower right in graphite: John Sloan; lower edge in graphite: "Tom Anshutz, our old teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy, gave anatomical demonstrations of great value to art students. / Modelling the muscles in clay, he would then fix them in place on the skeleton. Those present in this record of a talk / in Henri's New York class include: Robert and Linda Henri, George Bellows, Walter Pach, Rockwell Kent, John and Dolly Sloan."; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 34 / C3216; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: AW

Wikidata ID

Q65510453

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