Brownies at Home - Twelve Vignettes

c. 1893

Palmer Cox

Associated Names
Palmer Cox

Artist, Canadian, 1840 - 1924

This is a series of black and white illustrations featuring whimsical characters in various humorous situations. The drawings show tiny creatures engaging in activities like fishing, dancing, reading signs, and interacting with strange objects. Each scene captures moments of whimsy and satire in a graphic and cartoonish style characterized by strong lines and exaggerated features. The drawings tell individual stories with ironic or humorous undertones, such as reading signs about public events or experiencing physical mishaps. The figures have a playful and spirited energy, creating a lighthearted and entertaining atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink on twelve pieces of wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    support: 33.2 x 28 cm (13 1/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.25


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 85.

Inscriptions

each vignette signed: PALMER COX; in unknown hand,on mount, upper left: Brownies Contents / 6522 / x; across bottom: Reduced to 5 3/4 in in width / ... Home.

Wikidata ID

Q64618780

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