Sketch of a Couple Seated with Cloud Studies [verso]

1863

Walter Crane

Associated Names
Walter Crane

Artist, British, 1845 - 1915

The image contains flowing and irregular abstract lines, with shapes reminiscent of waves or contour lines. In the center, there are two figures resembling people. Text is scattered around the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and pen and brown ink on illustration board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.9 x 22.2 cm (10 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.37.b

Associated Artworks

The image shows a group of people in 19th-century attire gathered outdoors, likely in a garden or park. A man in the center wears a dark suit, a long coat, and a top hat, with his hands in his pockets. Next to him stands a woman in a long dress, bonnet, and holding an open parasol. Other individuals in similar attire are engaged in conversations or walking by. Trees in the background indicate an outdoor setting.

Kensington Gardens [recto]

Walter Crane

1863

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Durlacher Brothers, London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1964-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper center in pen and brown ink: blue rather dark and muddy / orange made with purple / puddling / into / grey / After Rain / 3/3/63 / Walter Crane

Wikidata ID

Q64633996

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