Henry Ossawa Tanner, Study for the Bagpipe Lesson, 1892, oil on paperboard, sheet: 5 x 5 15⁄16 in. (12.7 x 15.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins, 1983.95.42
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Study for the Bagpipe Lesson
- Artist
- Date
- 1892
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- sheet: 5 x 5 15⁄16 in. (12.7 x 15.1 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on paperboard
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Figure — child — waist length
- Landscape — forest
- Study
- Object Number
- 1983.95.42
Artwork Description
This study shows a boy practicing the bagpipe, but for the final version, Henry Ossawa Tanner added a teacher and two more figures. Bagpipe players were common in the French region of Pont-Aven and Concarneau, where Tanner spent his summers in the 1890s. Here, he used bold colors and loose brushwork to capture the scene. Tanner entered a finished version in the annual Paris exhibition, but it was rejected; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, however, accepted it for their yearly show.
