Arm and Hand - Study for "Two Schoolgirls"
Artist
James Cowie
(Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1886 - 1956)
Date1934
Mediumpencil on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 25 cm, Width: 14.7 cm
Frame: Height: 40 cm, Width: 29.4 cm
Frame: Height: 40 cm, Width: 29.4 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1984.
Copyright© The Artist's Estate (2002)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG000693
More About Me
Artists will often sketch body parts in this manner to emphasise the gesture of their subject, drawing arms and hands through repetition so as to recreate them in larger works.
Patrick Macdowell
Artist Unknown
Sir William Allan
c.1826