Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir David Low, 1891–1963, New Zealand
Title:
The Good Earth
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, blue chalk, graphite and white gouache on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 3/16 × 22 3/4 inches (38.6 × 57.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen, with black ink, upper center: "CHINA ", inscribed in pen, with black ink, center left: "WITH | JAP. COMPLIMENTS | TO | HON. CIVILIZATION", inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower right: "NEAREST | RABBIT HOLE"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, center: "EDEN HULL U.S.A."; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower center: "THE GOOD EARTH."; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "6-9-37 | 1444"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles and E. Jennifer Monaghan
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B1980.16.7
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | historical subject | World War 1939-1945
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9675