Richmond, Virginia

December 23, 1950

Howard Dearstyne

Associated Names
Howard Dearstyne

Artist, American, 1903 - 1979

The image displays an illustration of two large fish hanging side by side, overlaid with text in varying sizes and fonts. The color palette includes earthy tones and dark blues, with the fish depicted in grey. In the composition, the fish are centrally positioned, occupying most of the frame, while the text surrounds them, covering the background of an outdoor scene with a tree against a blue sky.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sander Gallery, Inc., Washington, DC); purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1978; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Still Life Photographs from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 5, 1978 – March 25, 1979

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower right in graphite: Howard Dearstyne / Richmond, Virginia / December 23, 1950; by unknown hand, top right corner in orange pencil: 8; bottom left corner in graphite: SG/597/0; bottom left: 250; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1978.87

Wikidata ID

Q64155156

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