Three Dutch Figures
ca. 1852
Eastman Johnson
American, 1824-1906
American Art
This sheet contains preparatory figure studies for a genre painting of peasants begging for alms at the door of a castle. Eastman Johnson’s handling of the medium enhances his characterization: the loose, energetic quality of his line conveys the nervous desperation and bedraggled appearance of the beggars.
- Maker/Artist
- Johnson, Eastman
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- Graphite, watercolor and white chalk on brown, medium weight, moderately textured wove paper
- Dimensions
- 6 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (16.5 x 27.6 cm)
- Inscribed
- On verso, color key inscribed in graphite, lower left (artist's hand): "62" and "1 blk & red / 2 red / 3 blk / 4 blue" On verso, inscribed in graphite, upper right (different hand): "P433-18"
- Departments
- American Art
- Accession Number
- 1990.101.6a-b
- Credit Line
- Purchased with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg
- Exhibitions
- Fine Lines: American Drawings from the Brooklyn Museum, Eastman Johnson: Painting America
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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