The Serpentine, London

c. 1920

Walter Richard Sickert

Associated Names
Walter Richard Sickert

Artist, British, 1860 - 1942

The image shows a sketch of a series of trees in the distance. The horizon is visible as a line separating the land from the sky, with dense foliage. The trees are depicted using dark brown ink and quick brushstrokes for texture and depth. The sky is loosely defined with light and dark strokes. Grid lines in red are present, along with a small figure in the lower left corner for scale. The color palette is muted with earthy tones on tan paper, creating a rustic aesthetic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black and brown ink, squared for transfer, on lined wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professor William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 13.1 x 24 cm (5 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.57.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Christopherson, London (sale London, Sotheby's, 17 March 1965 [no. 98]); Thos. Agnew and Sons, ltd., London; Professor William B. O'Neal [1907-1994] Charlottesville, VA, January 1965; gift 1990, to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • French and English Drawings, Thos. Agnew and Sons, Ltd., London, 1965, no. 83.

1971

  • Master Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond and tour, 1971-1972.

Bibliography

1973

  • Baron, Wendy. Sickert. London, 1973: 164, 374, no. 381, fig. 285.

Inscriptions

notations overall; lower left in pen and black ink: Sickert PRBA; lower right in pen and black ink: The Serpentine; upper center verso in graphite: 901

Wikidata ID

Q64634292

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