Two Boys by a Boat
Artist
Thomas Pollock Anshutz
(American, 1851-1912)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1894
MediumWatercolor and graphite on wove paper
DimensionsOverall: 6 x 8 1/2 in. (15.2 x 21.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Raymond J. and Margaret Horowitz
Object number2007.7.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis watercolor by Thomas Anshutz carries imagery on both sides of the sheet. The primary, recto side depicts a summer scene with two boys resting by a sail boat. The verso depicts an a study of a young boy in a sailor suit. Neither side is inscribed.Label TextThomas Pollock Anshutz American, 1851–1912 Two Boys by a Boat, ca. 1894 Watercolor and graphite on paper Thomas Pollock Anshutz often engaged watercolor as a means of study, and he produced a number of small-scale works that feature a naturalistic scene, rendered in bold, luminous color. He taught for many years at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and garnered a reputation as a leading painter of the Gilded Age. Gift of Raymond J. and Margaret Horowitz 2007.7.2 ProvenanceThe Artist; Margaret and Raymond Horowitz, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Gift of Raymond J. and Margaret Horowitz, 2007 Exhibition History"American Impressionism and Realism: The Margaret and Raymond Horowitz Collection," National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1999 (Exh. Cat. No. 1. pp. 24-26) "Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014. "Watercolor: An American Medium," Photography Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, February 21 - June 23, 2019.
