Illustration for "Peronnik the Fool": A Bill and a Wooden Block

1933

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Illustration for "Peronnik the Fool": A Bill and a Wooden Block is a 1933 by Stephen Gooden, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Stephen Gooden
When & what style?: 1933
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This drawing shows a single axe buried up to its handle in a tree stump. Around the stump are split logs, like someone just chopped them. The axe’s blade is stuck at an angle, as if it got jammed. The artist signed it in the corner: *Stephen Gooden, 1933*. The scene looks simple but has a lot of tiny details, like the axe’s handle grain and the wood’s rough texture. Next, check out Stephen Gooden (British, 1892–1955) for more of his quirky drawings.