The Water Carriers
In 1889, the British sculptor Thomas moved to Naples to study bronze casting, then settled on Capri. He returned to London in 1906, became a lecturer at the Slade School of Art in 1911, and their first professor of sculpture in 1914. Made during an 1895 visit to Pompeii, this drawing demonstrates the artist's interest in local figures at work, and ability to capture weight and three-dimensionality. In 1909, London's Carfax Gallery, London mounted a solo exhibition of Thomas's work and the Museum acquired this drawing the following year.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Water Carriers
- Artist: James Harvard Thomas (British, Bristol 1854–1921 London)
- Date: 1895
- Medium: Graphite
- Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/4 x 13 in. (43.8 x 33 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
- Object Number: 10.47
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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