Right Hand Holding Short Rod

1847

Horatio Greenough

Associated Names
Horatio Greenough

Artist, American, 1805 - 1852

This is a drawing of a hand holding a cylindrical object. The image shows a hand wrapped around a smooth, round cylinder. The shading and lines add depth and texture to the depiction of fingers, knuckles, and muscles of the hand. The drawing emphasizes the form and shape of the hand and cylinder with precise line work. The positioning of the fingers looks natural, and there are light and shadow effects on the hand's surface created through hatching techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.9 × 26.1 cm (7 1/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.49

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 51.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and brown ink: H.G. / Florence Dec. 47.; lower right in graphite: Horatio Greenough, Sculptor

Wikidata ID

Q64574460

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