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This energetic composition highlights Wilcox’s skill in conveying motion. In 1910, Wilcox traveled to Paris, where continued to create art in a realist manner rather than adopt abstraction. Here, he appears to be depicting a scene of minor difficulty. In the lower right, a man crouches next to a horse, its legs buckling under either the weight of the load or a misfitted harness. Another man grabs the attached cart, possibly to keep it from spilling over. Much like the viewer, the other figures in the scene watch the struggle unfold.
| Artist / Maker | Frank Wilcox |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1919 |
| Culture / Origin | America, Ohio, Cleveland |
| Medium | etching |
| Dimensions | Platemark: 17.5 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
Cleveland-born Frank Wilcox received artistic training with Frederick Gottwald, Henry Keller, and Louis Rorimer while at tending the Cleveland School of Art, 1906–10. On a travel scholarship from the school, Wilcox studied at the Académie Callorossi in Paris during the winter of 1910–11 and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1911. He then returned to Cleveland, where the Taylor Gallery organized his first solo exhibition in the fall of 1911. The Korner & Wood Galleries organized his second solo exhibition… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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