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Ploughman and Horses

1931

R. Stevens Wright

Associated Names

R. Stevens Wright

Artist, American, born 1903

The image depicts a man standing with two horses hitched to a plow in a rural setting. The man is guiding or conversing with the animals. The background shows an expanse of bare land and some rocks or mounds in the distance. The scene is rendered in warm and muted sepia tones with loose and fluid brushstrokes, primarily in ink, giving it a sketch-like quality.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink with black wash on laid paper
Credit Line

John Davis Hatch Collection
Dimensions

overall (approximate): 20.5 x 26.7 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1984.7.130

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: R. Stephens Wright 1931; lower left stamped in blue-green: 7

Wikidata ID

Q64619725

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