A black-and-white drawing of two large oak trees with cattle walking under them.

Oak

David Johnson (1827-1908)

Date

1883
Object Type

Drawings
Medium

Graphite and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions

12 3/8 x 19 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r.signed, dated, and inscribed, : Oak. DJ.[monogram] Sept. 1883- No.["o." underlined] 22. [squiggly line]
Verso:
[removed] typewritten white label: JOHNSON, D. APG 4854B \ BIN 302
[removed] printed white label: [H&A logo] HIRSCHL & ADLER \ Galleries inc. \ 21 East 70th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021 \ [line] \ ARTIST: JOHNSON, DAVID [typewritten] \ NUMBER: APG: 4854B [typewritten] \ TITLE: OAKS [typewritten and underlined] \ MEDIUM: \ pencil [typewritten] \ SIZE: 12 x 18 1/2 in.[typewritten] \ DATE: 1883 [typewritten]
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1983.151
Copyright

Public domain

Revealed Treasures: Drawings from the Permanent Collection

October 21, 2001–February 10, 2002

This exhibition of drawings spanning the 19th and 20th centuries represents the evolution of the medium from preliminary outlines for other artistic media to a modern means of self-expression in its own right.

Location: Off view

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