Artwork
Title Page
Title Page is an ink drawing by the Impressionist artist James Henry Moser. It dates from 1890 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:lower right in black ink: MOSER; upper center in black ink: THE / CORCORAN / GALLERY / OF ART / CATALOGUE; upper center in graphite by unknown hand: Reduce the lettering on this page to the size of that on enclosed slip - / Then reduce page to size of catalogue page - In other words the letters are / too large for the page - & Moser says you can make them smaller / F.L.B; lower center in graphite by unknown hand: - 4 5/8" - / For title page, make the print clear & strong.; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 887671 / 16
About this work
Overview
Title Page is a drawing by James Henry Moser, created in 1890, using pen and black ink over graphite on a layered paper surface.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing appears as a blank page with various thin black lines, both straight and wavy, sketched in ink over faint pencil marks. It is not a representational work, but rather a test sheet where the artist experimented with pens and observed the drying of ink.
Technique & Style
The lines in the drawing are characterized by their quick, gestural quality, suggesting a preparatory or practice exercise. The use of varying line weights and styles, including wavy and straight lines, demonstrates the artist's exploration of different techniques, related to methods such as cross-hatching.
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Artist & collection
Artist
American (born Canada), Whitby, Ontario 1854–1913 West Cornwall, Connecticut
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Untitled
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