Oxen and Dump Cart

1860s or 1870s

Edwin Forbes

Associated Names
Edwin Forbes

Artist, American, 1839 - 1895

This is a drawing of two oxen pulling a heavy cart up a rocky slope. The image depicts a scene of manual labor, with the oxen yoked together, straining to pull a wooden cart. The cart is heavily laden and has large wooden wheels. The terrain is uneven and rocky, suggesting a challenging path. The backdrop includes rocky outcrops and rugged landscape. The oxen appear focused on their task. The drawing is in monochromatic tones, using graphite or charcoal for depth and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and black crayon with white chalk on gray wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.1 × 24.9 cm (6 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.42

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. 64.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Edwin Forbes

Wikidata ID

Q64557808

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