Young Boy with Toys
Item
Title
Young Boy with Toys
Creator
Seymour Joseph Guy
American, b. England, 1824–1910
American, b. England, 1824–1910
Date
1867
Materials
Pen and ink on paper
Description
Seymour Joseph Guy painted numerous sentimental scenes of domestic life, typically incorporating young people. In some respects, his paintings celebrated childhood innocence as a redemptive force in the aftermath of the bloody American Civil War (1861–65). The barefoot boy in this drawing emerges from energetic lines of cross hatching, as Guy suggests an inquisitive personality through an impressive visual economy. Drawings by Guy are exceedingly rare.
Source
The John Driscoll American Drawings Collection
Identifier
2018.134
Rights
This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses may not be permitted.