The lathe
Drawing
1868 (made)
1868 (made)
Artist/Maker |
The subject of working on a lathe was of particular interest to C.A. Ionides, who bequeathed the drawing to the V&A, because he himself practiced wood-turning as a hobby. In the 1880s the French artist Léon Auguste Lhermitte made an extensive series of studies of rural craftsmen. He was influenced by Alphonse Legros, who almost certainly introduced the artist's work to Ionides. It was unusual at the time for charcoal to be used for independent works of art, and Lhermitte was one of the first artists regularly to exhibit works in this medium.
Object details
Category | |
Object type | |
Title | The lathe |
Materials and techniques | Charcoal |
Brief description | Léon Auguste Lhermitte, the Lathe, 1868, charcoal drawing |
Physical description | Charcoal drawing representing a man wearing overalls working at a lathe. |
Dimensions |
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Style | |
Marks and inscriptions | LHERMITTE - 68 (Signed and dated bottom left) |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
Object history | Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides, 1900 |
Subjects depicted | |
Summary | The subject of working on a lathe was of particular interest to C.A. Ionides, who bequeathed the drawing to the V&A, because he himself practiced wood-turning as a hobby. In the 1880s the French artist Léon Auguste Lhermitte made an extensive series of studies of rural craftsmen. He was influenced by Alphonse Legros, who almost certainly introduced the artist's work to Ionides. It was unusual at the time for charcoal to be used for independent works of art, and Lhermitte was one of the first artists regularly to exhibit works in this medium. |
Collection | |
Accession number | CAI.70 |
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Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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