JAG267 | SAHRIS

General

Object Auto ID

57291

Alternate Codes

objectautoid_sahrisv1_78971

Common Name

The Importunate Friend

Classified Name

Drawing

Quantity

1.00

Object Description

Ink drawing depicting a man in a large animal skin coat, alongside a dog, standing at the door of a house, presumed to be begging for food. The owner of the house is holding a small parcel of food out to the man at the door. There is a landscape visible to the left of the picture, as well as a small wooden fence.

Provenance

Presented by Sir Sigismund Neumann, Bt in 1912, stored at the Tate and arrived in SA in 1916

Current Owner/Responsible Custodian

Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)

Description

Technique Types

Drawing

Colours

Pen and pencil on wood prepared with chinese white on wood panel

Inscriptions

Monogram 'M' over small raised arch, bottom left hand corner