Benjamin West
1738-1820
Gnarled Tree Trunk
1784
25 5/8 x 17 3/4 inches (650 x 450 mm)
Brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on brown paper; a strip of paper three inches wide was added by the artist at the bottom.
1970.11:2
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.
Notes
This large finished drawing of a gnarled tree trunk can be related to two other drawings of the same subject at The Morgan Library (1970.11:5 and 1970.11:11).
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated in black chalk at lower left, "B. West 1784".
Associated names
Margary, Harry, former owner.
Charles, Robert H., Mrs., donor.
Charles, Robert H., Mrs., donor.
Bibliography
Kraemer, Ruth S. Drawings by Benjamin West and His Son, Raphael Lamar West. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975, no. 174, repr.
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Century Drawings
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