Sutler's Tent, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry [recto]

1862

Winslow Homer

Associated Names
Winslow Homer

Artist, American, 1836 - 1910

This is a drawing of a group of military figures in a camp scene. The image shows individuals gathered under a makeshift shelter supported by wooden poles and intersecting branches. The scene depicts a moment of rest or casual interaction within a military camp, based on the uniforms and hats worn by the figures. The drawing is done in a sketch style, offering only an outline and minimal details. The setting appears rustic and temporary with the structure of the shelter and the positioning of the figures, some of whom seem to be leaning or sitting on makeshift benches or tables.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and charcoal on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, II

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.7 × 25.3 cm (6 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.121.16.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Goodrich/Gerdts 2005, Vol. I, no. 182-R

Associated Artworks

The image shows a sketch with abstract elements. The drawing features rough outlines of figures with abstract landscapes or gardening elements. It is done in pencil with lines and shading. Unclear text and shapes are also part of the composition, contributing to its abstract quality.

Thanksgiving in Camp [verso]

Winslow Homer

1836

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Major Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, New York, by gift of Homer, 1904; Edmund Robbins Zalinski, his son, by bequest, 1909; Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski II, his son, Philadelphia, by gift, 1955; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1925

  • Originial Drawings of the Civil War by Winslow Homer, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, New York, 1925

1997

  • Winslow Homer and the Civil War: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 17 July-21 Sept. 1997

Bibliography

2005

  • Goodrich, Lloyd, and Abigail Booth Gerdts. Record of Works by Winslow Homer, vol. 1. New York: Spanierman Gallery, 2005, p. 219, no. 182-R.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: Sutler's Tent 3rd Penn Cavalry / 22 / 14 (circled); lower left in graphite: Homer 1862

Wikidata ID

Q64640297

You may be interested in

Loading Results