Fisherman at Newlyn

Maker Frank Dobson (British, 1888 - 1963)

ClassificationsDRAWINGS

Date1913-1914

Mediumwatercolor and black chalk over brown pencil

Dimensions14 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 cm.) mat: 22 × 16 in. (55.9 × 40.6 cm.)

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Judith and Edward J. Nygren in memory of Newton Werner

Status

Not on view

Label TextDobson studied art in Cornwall and Scotland, as well as in his native London. The two Post-Impressionist exhibitions organized in London by Roger Fry in 1910 and 1912 had a great impact on the young artist. He was particularly attracted to the work of Gauguin and began to frequent the British Museum to study primitive art. In 1913 and 1914, he was in Cornwall where this watercolor was executed. The influence of Post-Impressionism on his drawing style is evident in the brilliant coloring and bold simplification of the figure. Dobson went on to become an important sculptor, focusing on the female form.

Object number2000.21