Jared French

Attempted Suicide
1935

A detailed sketch of a dramatic scene with multiple figures, some aboard a large wooden boat and others in the water, possibly depicting a historical or mythological event. The drawing is rendered in a monochromatic palette, with annotations and color tests visible around the edges of the paper.

A detailed sketch of a dramatic scene with multiple figures, some aboard a large wooden boat and others in the water, possibly depicting a historical or mythological event. The drawing is rendered in a monochromatic palette, with annotations and color tests visible around the edges of the paper.

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Date
1935

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Graphite pencil, brush and brown ink, and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 23 1/4 × 17 5/16in. (59.1 × 44 cm)

Accession number
36.34

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Jared French
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