James Castle

(House)
c. 1910–1977

A sepia-toned sketch on irregularly torn paper depicting a quaint house with a front porch. A path leads up to the house, flanked by dark, shadowy patches that resemble plants or bushes. To the right of the house, there are faint outlines of what appear to be farm structures and a windmill in the distance. The aged paper and the style of the drawing give it a vintage or historical feel.
A sepia-toned sketch on irregularly torn paper depicting a quaint house with a front porch. A path leads up to the house, flanked by dark, shadowy patches that resemble plants or bushes. To the right of the house, there are faint outlines of what appear to be farm structures and a windmill in the distance. The aged paper and the style of the drawing give it a vintage or historical feel.

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Date
c. 1910–1977

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Soot and spit on found paper

Dimensions
Sheet (irregular): 6 11/16 × 8 15/16in. (17 × 22.7 cm) Image (irregular): 6 11/16 × 8 15/16in. (17 × 22.7 cm)

Accession number
2017.81

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee, the Director’s Discretionary Funds, and partial gift of an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© James Castle Collection and Archive LP. All rights reserved

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James Castle
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