Rip Van Winkle

Name/Title

Rip Van Winkle

Entry/Object ID

SS.80.16

Description

Ink drawing with watercolor wash of Rip Van Winkle and dog: Rip, with red pointed nose and cheeks, string hair, and big ears sits with legs apart, left hand on Wolf's head and eyes closed; he wears tricorn hat pushed back, white shirt, neckerchief, breeches and stockings, purple coat and brown shoes; a powderhorn on a string is hung over his shoulder; right arm rests on leg over gun held on lap; Wolf is a brown dog with pointed ears and open mouth with tongue hanging out; they sit on a grassy cliff with trees behind them and a tree root emerging from cliff below them; Hudson River flows in lower right corner, looks like part of a canyon; signed in pencil in border surrounding watercolor "David Levine 1963"; framed in yellow mat.

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Ink, Watercolor, Ink

Subject Person or Organization

Rip Van Winkle

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

David Levine

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1963

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object

Height

10-1/4 in

Width

7-7/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 7 7/16 in. (26 x 18.8 cm)

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

17-1/2 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 3/4 in. (44.5 x 34.3 x 1.9 cm)

Dimension Description

Sight

Height

7 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 x 4 1/4 in. (17.8 x 10.8 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some surface dirt.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Rip Van Winkle

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned in 1980, acquired before

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 1 Slot 4