Profile View of Young African-American Man with Foot on Chair, 1881
Courtesy of the owner
Vital Statistics
Charcoal drawing on paper, irregular dimensionsUnsigned
Private Collection
Commentary
The well-dressed young man seems to be drawing, raising the intriguing possibility that this might be a portrait of Henry Ossawa Tanner, whose attendance at the Pennsylvania Academy coincided with some of the time that Trego spent there.Provenance
The sketch is one of several rescued by Walter E. Baum from Trego’s studio after his death. It passed to Baum’s son, Robert “Bert” Baum, and from him to the current owner.Exhibitions
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, James A. Michener Art Museum, June 3-Oct 2, 2011: "So Bravely and So Well: The Life and Art of William T. Trego."Condition
The paper is discolored and brittle. There are losses along the edges, particularly on the bottom.< Two Male Lower Legs and Feet, c. 1880 Preparatory sketch for "The Pursuit," 1884 >