Oil Night (Recto); Several Sketches of Heads (Verso) (from Sketchbook)
Black and white sketch on aged paper with torn edges. The sketch is divided into three sections. The top section is a large sketch of people gathered around a table. The people are wearing 19th-century clothing. The text "Oil night" appears below the sketch. The bottom section contains two smaller sketches. The left sketch shows a man sitting at a table with two women. The right sketch shows a man and woman seated in chairs. The woman sits in a chair on the left, and the man sits on the right. The background of the paper is aged and gray. A number "9" appears in the top-right corner.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1852
- Medium:
- Graphite on light tan wove paper (recto); black chalk (verso)
- Culture:
- American
- Dimensions:
- 467 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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