Five Deer Sketches; Sketch of a Bare Tree (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1860–ca. 1864

Not on view

Hinckley is primarily known for his portraits of wild and domesticated animals. This sketchbook (1992.373.1 recto–.27) contains thirty-four drawings in graphite and watercolor and appears to have been filled during a tour that the artist probably began near the Delaware Water Gap and extended north into the Catskill Mountains and Adirondacks of New York State. Few of the drawings in this book, however, can be linked to Hinckley’s known paintings after 1864, and the majority of them represent not merely selected motifs, but discrete compositions that often assume the character of engraved vignettes.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Five Deer Sketches; Sketch of a Bare Tree (from Sketchbook)
Artist: Thomas Hewes Hinckley (1813–1896)
Date: ca. 1860–ca. 1864
Culture: American
Medium: Graphite on beige papr
Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (24.8 x 35.2 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Sheila and Richard J. Schwartz Fund and Gifts in memory of Stephen D. Rubin, 1992
Object Number: 1992.373.12
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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