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Grover Cleveland [verso], by Eastman Johnson, graphite, 1865

Grover Cleveland [verso]

Eastman Johnson

1865

graphite

paperboard

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Grover Cleveland [verso] is a 1865 graphite by Eastman Johnson, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Eastman Johnson
When & what style?
1865 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This image shows a pencil sketch of a man's head and shoulders on a piece of paper. The man has a mustache and is looking straight ahead. The drawing is done in simple lines, with no color or shading. The sketch is quite rough, with visible pencil marks and smudges. It appears to be a quick study or practice piece rather than a finished work of art. If you're interested in learning more about this style of drawing, you might want to look into the Romanticism movement.

About the artist

Portrait of Eastman Johnson
Artist

Eastman Johnson

Jonathan Eastman Johnson (July 29, 1824 – April 5, 1906) was an American painter and co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, with his name inscribed at its entrance.

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