Study for a Panel
1890/1897
Medium
brown watercolor with red and black conté crayons on tan wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 5.5 × 9.1 cm (2 3/16 × 3 9/16 in.) mount: 46.1 × 30.2 cm (18 1/8 × 11 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi
Accession Number
1995.24.27
About the Artist
Charles Sprague Pearce · 1851–1914
Charles Sprague Pearce, born on October 13, 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts, grew up in a cultured family immersed in art and exotic imports; his father, Shadrach H. Pearce, ran a business dealing in Chinese porcelain, sparking the young artist's fascination with Eastern motifs. After attending the Brimmer School and Boston Latin School, Pearce worked briefly in the family firm before departing for...