At the Piano

Theodore Robinson

ca. 1887 · Charcoal and gouache on off-white wove paper · The American Wing

This charming domestic vignette reveals Robinson’s academic training prior to his adoption of an Impressionist style about 1888. The emphasis on volumetric forms and carefully rendered details is especially evident in the young woman’s slender fingers and delicate facial features. The drawing relates to two paintings of piano subjects of the same date (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.).

Artist

Theodore Robinson

Date

ca. 1887

Medium

Charcoal and gouache on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Sheila and Richard J. Schwartz Fund, 1986