Study for The Gentle Doctor: Final Design
Object NameDrawing
Artist / Maker
Christian Petersen
(Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)
Date1935-1936
OriginU.S.A.
MediumDrawings, black conte on paper
Dimensionsa= 11" x 7.75"
b= 11" x 8.5"
c= 11" x 7.75"
d= 12" x 9"
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Charlotte and Mary Petersen. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU89.41abcd
Status
Not on viewCollections
Label TextThese conceptual sketches and studies for The Gentle Doctor show that Petersen considered many ideas, but settled on the simple, concentrated composition of a standing doctor with a mother dog and her pup.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum, Collections Storage, CP Box 1
Object Name: Design Proposal
Michaela Mahady
2018
Object number: U2018.214
Object Name: Drawing
Christian Petersen
1935-1936
Object number: um92.136b
Final work of art/Model, Maquette, Study for
