Eugene Higgins

Pioneers Resting
1937–1938

A black and white etching depicting a pioneer scene with a covered wagon and oxen. Two figures are visible inside the wagon, while a man sits on a rock outside. The landscape is rugged with clouds in the sky, suggesting a journey or migration. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

A black and white etching depicting a pioneer scene with a covered wagon and oxen. Two figures are visible inside the wagon, while a man sits on a rock outside. The landscape is rugged with clouds in the sky, suggesting a journey or migration. The artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1937–1938

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 11 15/16in. (25.6 × 30.3 cm) Plate: 6 × 7 15/16in. (15.2 × 20.2 cm)

Accession number
2004.775

Edition
Ed. 149

Publication
Printed by Anderson-Lamb; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/20058

Eugene Higgins
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