Woman Strolling
Medium
watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 37.94 × 27.78 cm (14 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)
Accession Number
2015.19.1031
Art Historical Context
Henry J. Glintenkamp's *Woman Strolling (1914) captures a moment of graceful movement in watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper, measuring nearly 15 by 11 inches. This drawing exemplifies early 20th-century American, where artists like Glintenkamp preparatory sketches with luminous color washes. The graphite underdrawing provides precise lines for the figure's fluid pose, while the translucent watercolor and opaque gouache add vibrancy and depth, evoking the spontaneity of urban life just before World War I. Glintenkamp, a versatile illustrator and painter active in New York's vib...