Boy Reading: Ned Anshutz
1900
oil
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
1900
oil
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Boy Reading: Ned Anshutz is a 1900 oil by Thomas Anshutz, a american_impressionism work, held at Brooklyn Museum.
The painting depicts a young boy sitting on a stool, engrossed in reading a book. The boy has short, light-colored hair and wears a white shirt with a dark bow tie and light-colored pants. He sits on a wooden stool, holding the book in his lap. The boy's posture and facial expression convey a sense of concentration and engagement with the material he is reading. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of quiet contemplation. This painting is reminiscent of the work of artist Thomas Pollock Anshutz.