From the Hand: Sketch Pages Sketch Page
Drawings from the Hofstra University Museum Collection June 8-September 11, 2011
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ben JA min W eSt (American, 1738-1820)
Man Throwing Stone, c. 1785-1800
Red chalk on paper
10 1/4 x 12 in.
Gift of Dr. Milton M. Gardner, HU89.41
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Ab rAHAm WAL KoW it z (American, 1880-1965)
Number 10, 1916
India ink on paper
11 1/2 x 9 in.
Gift of Gladys and Julius Reiner, HU75.16
© Courtesy of Zabriskie Gallery
June 8-September 11, 2011
David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald e. Axinn Library, ninth Floor, South Campus
Curated by Karen t. Albert, Associate Director of exhibitions and Collections
Kristy L. Caratzola, Collections manager Hofstra university museum
Funding for this exhibition and catalog has been provided by Hofstra university.
Drawings reveal the hand of the artist; often including erasures and overdrawing , they uncover the development of a composition and the working process of an artist. Drawings are one of the most accessible and immediate forms of art . unlike other media , the ac t of putting pencil to paper is one with which most people are familiar.
traditionally drawings were done as studies in support of a work in another medium such as a painting or sculpture. in this exhibition the drawings by John Flaxman , Diego rivera , George romney, and b enjamin West exemplif y this use of the medium in this manner. the exhibition also includes drawings and a sculpture by ezio martinelli, which illustrate the artist’s use of sketching as a means of exploring ideas. While artists still use drawings as studies, during the 20th century they rose to the stature of works of art in their own right. For example, the drawings by Jean Cocteau, m ax Ferguson , Wolf Kahn and Abraham Walkowitz are complete and finished pieces.
the Hofstra universit y museum collection contains approximately 142 drawings representing about 3 percent of the permanent collection American artist s created the majority of the works. the majority of the collection works were created in the 20th century; however, there are also examples representing the 18th and 19th centuries. Within these works, a wide range of media are represented: pencil, charcoal, pastel, ink, bistre, and chalk on paper. many of the works are mixed media, using a combination of traditional drawing materials in conjunction with watercolors , gouache or other pigments . Fro m the Ha nd presents 32 drawings completed in a wide variety of styles, both representational and non-objective, including figurative, landscape and abstrac t imagery
Co-Curators:
Karen T. Albert Associate Director of Exhibitions and Collections
Kristy L. Caratzola Collection s Manager
b enny A nD r eWS (American, 1930-2006)
A Man, 1970 Ink on paper
18 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Weingrow, HU81.1
Art © Estate of Benny Andrews/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
m A x FerGuS o n (American, b. 1959)
Violinist , 1982
Graphite on paper
16 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.
Gift of Mr. Michael Dinkes, HU96.29
© Max Ferguson courtesy of the Bridgeman Art Library
nAnCy Gr o S SmAn (American, b. 1940)
Untitled (Figure), 1967
Ink, pen, and gouache on paper
13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.
Gift of Carole and Alex Rosenberg, HU88.111
© Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
GeorGe romney (English, 1734-1802)
Warriors with Horses, 1783
Bistre pen and ink over pencil drawing
4 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.
Gift of Dr. Milton M. Gardner, HU78.135
JoSepH SteLLA (American, 1877-1946)
Self Portrait with Faces in a Crowd, c. 1944
Pencil, gesso and gouache on paper
28 1/2 x 36 3/4 in.
By exchange, HU92.71
b enny AnDreWS
(American, 1930-2006)
A Man, 1970
Ink on paper
18 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Weingrow, HU81.1
JeAn CoCteAu (French, 1889-1963)
Jean Marais, 1974
Pencil on paper
13 3/8 x 10 in.
Gift of Dr. Milton M. Gardner, HU80.22
HArvey DinnerStein
(American, b. 1928)
Borough Hall, Staten Island, undated
Pastel on paper
8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.
Gift of Mr. David Levine, HU70.106
Jimmy ernSt
(American, 1920-1984)
Untitled , 1945
India ink on paper
11 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Tucker, HU79.7
mAx FerGuSon (American, b. 1959)
Violinist , 1982
Graphite on paper
16 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.
Gift of Mr. Michael Dinkes, HU96.29
JoHn FL A xmAn
(English, 1755-1826)
Reclining Classical Figures, 18th-19th century
Bistre and pencil on paper
6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
Gift of Dr. Milton M. Gardner, HU78.134
JeAn-LouiS ForAin (French, 1852-1931)
The French People Do Not Know
How to Make War, 1915
Charcoal, ink, and watercolor on paper
12 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.
Gift of Carole and Alex Rosenberg, HU86.172
ernSt FuCHS (Austrian, b. 1930)
Tete de Homme, 1946
Ink on paper
16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
Gift of Carole and Alex Rosenberg, HU86.180
CHArLeS DAnA GibSon (American, 1867-1944)
Urchins with Snowballs/Snowballing, 1920 s
Ink and pencil on board
21 1/2 x 27 1/4 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Weingrow, HU81.50
nAnCy GroS SmAn (American, b. 1940)
Untitled (Figure), 1967
Ink, pen, and gouache on paper
13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.
Gift of Carole and Alex Rosenberg, HU88.111
WoLF K AHn (American, b. 1927)
Two Islands, 1961
Pastel on paper
13 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.
Gift of Geoffrey Gates, HU73.4
riCHArD HAyLey Lever (American, 1876-1958)
Gloucester, Mass., 1914
Ink on paper
6 x 10 7/8 in.
Anonymous donation, HU91.18
WiLLiAm HorACe Lit tLeFieLD (American, 1902-1990)
The Awakening of the Son, Scene VII, 1934
Silver pencil and colored ink on black paper
8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Tucker, HU79.5
mA ximiLien LuCe (French, 1858-1941)
Mother and Son, 19th-20th century
Charcoal on paper
9 x 6 1/4 in.
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dubin, HU77.26
Knox mArtin
(American, b. 1923)
Untitled (Bull), 1953
India ink on paper
25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.
Gift of Bernard Jacob and Phyllis Gangel-Jacob, HU2005.2
ezio mArtineLLi (American, 1913-1981)
Figure on Oval, 1963 Ste el
65 x 20 x 15 1/2 in.
Gift of Mr. Donald Gabay, HU93.23
Untitled Study for Sculpture, 1962
Pen and ink on paper
10 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.
Gift of Mr. Donald Gabay, HU93.25.7
Untitled Study for Sculpture, 1962
Pen and ink on paper
10 1/4 x 13 1/2 in.
Gift of Mr. Donald Gabay, HU93.25.13
mAx pApArt (French, 1911-1994)
Untitled (Equestrian), 1972
Pen and ink on paper
7 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.
Gift of Mr. Andrew Rosenberg, HU88.161
pHiLip peArLStein (American, b. 1924)
Two Female Models Reclining, 1963
Sepia ink on paper
20 3/4 x 27 in.
Gift of Mr. Samuel Rosenfeld, HU75.12
DieGo riverA (Mexican, 1886-1957)
Untitled (Seated Man and Woman), 1950s
Pencil on paper
3 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.
Gift of Mr. Louis Shorenstein, HU90.10
normAn roCKWeLL
(American, 1894-1978)
Study for Old Man and Boy: Halloween, c. 1945
Charcoal on paper
14 x 12 in.
Gift of Mr. James Gaboda, HU84.53
ALexAnDer roDCHenKo (Russian, 1891-1956)
Man in Tuxedo, c. 1923-25
Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper
18 3/4 x 10 in.
Gift of Midwood Medical Services, HU92.45
GeorGe romney
(English, 1734-1802)
Warriors with Horses, 1783
Bistre pen and ink over pencil drawing
4 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.
Gift of Dr. Milton M. Gardner, HU78.135
burton SiLvermAn
(American, b. 1928)
Pensive Girl, 1965
Charcoal on paper
12 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.
Gift of Mr. Harvey Dinnerstein, HU70.77
euGene SpieCHer (American, 1883-1962)
Figure of a Woman, 19th-20th century
Charcoal and graphite on paper
13 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dubin, HU73.2
JoSepH SteLL A
(American, 1877-1946)
Self Portrait with Faces in a Crowd, c. 1944
Pencil, gesso and gouache on paper
28 1/2 x 36 3/4 in.
By exchange, HU92.71
pAveL tCHeLitCHeW (American, 1898-1957)
Untitled (Dancers), 1932
Ink on paper
10 1/4 x 8 in.
Gift of Dr. Milton M. Gardner, HU89.42
AntHony toney
(American, 1913-2004)
Study for South Street Ferry, 1961
Pen and ink on paper
15 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kahn, HU86.151
Ab rAHAm WALKoWitz (American, 1880-1965)
Number 10, 1916
India ink on paper
11 1/2 x 9 in.
Gift of Gladys and Julius Reiner, HU75.16
FrAnKLin C . WAtKinS (American, 1894-1972)
Figure Composition #2, undated
Pen and ink on paper
8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.
Gift of Gladys and Julius Reiner, HU82.67
b enJAmin WeSt (American, 1738-1820)
Man Throwing Stone, c. 1785-1800
Red chalk on paper
10 1/4 x 12 in.
Gift of Dr. Milton M. Gardner, HU89.41
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