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Three Dutch Figures

Eastman Johnson

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Object Label

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.

Caption

Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906). Three Dutch Figures, ca. 1852. Graphite, watercolor and white chalk on brown, medium weight, moderately textured wove paper, 6 1/2 × 10 7/8 in. (16.5 × 27.6 cm) frame: 15 3/8 × 20 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (39.1 × 51.4 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg, 1990.101.6a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Three Dutch Figures

Date

ca. 1852

Medium

Graphite, watercolor and white chalk on brown, medium weight, moderately textured wove paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

6 1/2 × 10 7/8 in. (16.5 × 27.6 cm) frame: 15 3/8 × 20 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (39.1 × 51.4 × 4.4 cm)

Signatures

Signed in graphite, lower lef, on rectot: "E.J."

Inscriptions

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"

Credit Line

Purchased with funds given by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Milberg

Accession Number

1990.101.6a-b

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Artists and makers

Eastman Johnson

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