James Castle

(Shed)
c. 1910–1977

A charcoal sketch of a simple, rustic cabin with a pitched roof on textured paper. The drawing is rendered with rough, expressive lines and shading, giving it an impressionistic feel. The cabin appears to be in a clearing, with the suggestion of a landscape in the background.

Not on view

Date
c. 1910–1977

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Soot and spit on found paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 10 7/8in. (20.2 × 27.6 cm) Image: 7 15/16 × 10 7/8in. (20.2 × 27.6 cm)

Accession number
2017.86a-b

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

API
artworks/50668

Exhibitions

Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1900–1960

Apr 28, 2017–June 2, 2019

James Castle
44 works in the collection

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James Castle

(Shed) c. 1910–1977

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James Castle 44 works in the collection

(Shed)
c. 1910–1977

James Castle
44 works in the collection