Abu Simbel
1907
Henry Roderick Newman
Henry Roderick Newman (American, 1833–1918)
Drawings
Abu Simbel, 1907. Henry Roderick Newman (American, 1833–1918). Watercolor; sheet: 66 x 43.1 cm (26 x 16 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William Kelly Simpson 2018.72 This watercolor provides a close-up view of the Abu Simbel temples, which were buried in sand until their rediscovery in the 19th century. The American artist Henry Roderick Newman portrayed their architecture in multiple drawings between 1894 and 1913. In this later work, he meticulously layered dots and other marks to capture the tonality of sand and desert light.
- Maker/Artist
- Newman, Henry Roderick
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- watercolor
- Medium
- watercolor
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 66 x 43.1 cm (26 x 16 15/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: lower left, in blue watercolor: H R Newman / Abu Simbel / Feb. 1907 Inscription: verso: in graphite on wooden panel, below the horizontal support: Abu Simbel / 1907 / This picture must not (must and not underlined twice) be removed / from the panel (be removed from the panel: each word underlined once) / HRN Inscription: upper right, in graphite: 66050 Inscription: purple black stamp below horizontal crossbar and just below the inscription: CHARLES ROBERSON & Co / ARTISTS’ COLOURMEN / Manufacturers of / WATER & OIL COLOURS, / MATERIALS FOR / Drawing & Painting. / 99, LONG ACRE, LONDON
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 2018.72
- Credit Line
- Bequest of William Kelly Simpson
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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