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Studies of a Dog's Head

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Six studies of the head of a small black and white spotted dog. The right ear is cocked up, and the left hangs limp. Two lower studies show the animal eating.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Robert Ingersoll Aitken, American, 1878–1949
Date
October 8, 1906
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken
Medium
Black pastel on paper
Dimensions
21.1 × 12.6 cm (8 5/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Type
animals
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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