A Sick Chicken

Provenance

Lawson Valentine, NY, by 1878; Lucy Houghton Valentine (Mrs. Lawson Valentine), 1891; Almira Valentine Pulsifer (Mrs. Nathan Trowbridge Pulsifer), her daughter, 1911; Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer, NY, her son; Susan Nichols Pulsifer (Mrs. Harold Trowbridge Pulsifer), in trust, 1948; Alice Pulsifer Doyle (Mrs. Joseph Doyle), his niece, 1987; Valentine-Pulsifer Collection (sale, 1989), Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift to NGA, 1994.

A Sick Chicken

Homer, Winslow

1874

Accession Number

1994.59.21

Medium

watercolor, gouache, and graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 24.7 x 19.7 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon