Rockwell Kent

Shepherdess
1927

A watercolor painting depicting a seated woman in traditional clothing with a headscarf, looking contemplatively to the side. She is barefoot, sitting on a grassy ground with a serene landscape in the background that includes rolling hills and a small flock of sheep under a soft, pastel sky. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom corners.

A watercolor painting depicting a seated woman in traditional clothing with a headscarf, looking contemplatively to the side. She is barefoot, sitting on a grassy ground with a serene landscape in the background that includes rolling hills and a small flock of sheep under a soft, pastel sky. The artwork is signed and dated at the bottom corners.

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Date
1927

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 13 3/4in. (24.8 × 34.9 cm)

Accession number
31.441

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
Rights courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA, Rockwell Kent Collection, Bequest of Sally Kent Gorton. All rights reserved.

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