Cat on Doorstep
The Charles Deering Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1849
- Medium
- Brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over traces of graphite, on blue laid paper
- Dimensions
- 41.6 × 29.7 cm (16 7/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Henry Stacy Marks
Artist
Painting
Henry Stacy Marks was a British artist who took a particular interest in Shakespearean and medieval themes in his early career and later in decorative art depicting birds and ornithologists as well as landscapes. Most of his early works were oils but he also worked on murals and with watercolours. He was a founding member of the St John's Wood Clique and was well known for his humorous performances.
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More by Henry Stacy Marks
Ex libris van Walter D. Marks
1892 · wood engraving on paper
Seated Woman Resting on her Elbow
1849 · Black pastel, heightened with white gouache, on blue laid paper
Unfinished Sketch of Seated Man
1849 · Black pastel, heightened with brush and white gouache, on blue laid paper
Barn and Bridge
1849 · Pen and black ink on ivory wove paper
Two Sketches: Father and Daughter
1849 · Black pastel, heightened with white pastel, on blue laid paper
A Figure on Horseback, Perhaps a Study for a Canterbury Pilgrim
Graphite and chalk on paper
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- Henry Stacy Marks
- Year
- 1849
- Medium
- Brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over traces of graphite, on blue laid paper
- Dimensions
- 41.6 × 29.7 cm (16 7/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1849-319675
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified