Victorian House
1970
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View on museum website →Medium
graphite on spiral-bound, wove paper
Dimensions
image (irregular): 22.86 × 28.89 cm (9 × 11 3/8 in.) sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of William H. G. FitzGerald, Desmond FitzGerald, and B. Francis Saul II)
Accession Number
2015.19.2713
Art Historical Context
**Victorian House** by Jon Carsman, in 1970, is a meticulous graphite drawing on spiral-bound wove paper, measuring roughly 9 × 11⅜ inches (image) on a 11 × 14-inch sheet Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran Collection—generously gifted by William H. G FitzGerald, Desmond Fitz, and B. Francis II—this work exemplifies the precision of postwar American draftsmanship. Capturing an irregular architectural form, it invites viewers to appreciate the subtle textures and shadows rendered through layered graphite strokes on smooth wove paper, ideal for fine detailing. Carsman's choice of s...