Study of a Right Arm and a Left Hand

Benjamin West

Associated Names
Benjamin West

Artist, American, 1738 - 1820

This is a drawing of two hands and an arm. The drawing features a study of two hands; one hand is at the bottom of the image with spread fingers, while the other is at the upper left, extending outward, connected to an arm covered by fabric. The drawing uses pencil lines to depict the contours, shading for depth, and texture for the skin and fabric. The background is plain beige.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on brown laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.7 x 19.6 cm (6 3/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.197

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

By descent to H.H. Margary, grandson of the artist's granddaughter; (Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1968-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64537253

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