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This is a drawing of a New Year greeting card. The image features hand-drawn text reading "A Happy New Year From M.G. & F.A. Abbey" accompanied by a sketch of a small figure drawing or painting with a stick or brush. The figure is wearing a coat, hat, and boots, depicted with simple lines and minimal shading, conveying a sense of whimsy and informal style.
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This is a drawing of a New Year greeting card. The image features hand-drawn text reading "A Happy New Year From M.G. & F.A. Abbey" accompanied by a sketch of a small figure drawing or painting with a stick or brush. The figure is wearing a coat, hat, and boots, depicted with simple lines and minimal shading, conveying a sense of whimsy and informal style.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Happy New Year

Edwin Austin Abbey

Date
c. 1900-1910
Medium
pen and black ink over graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
board: 16.51 × 10.64 cm (6 1/2 × 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2015.19.3549
Credit line
Corcoran Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • figure
  • male
  • Artist
Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

upper center in black ink: A HAPPY / NEW YEAR / From / M. G. & E. A. Abbey; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 7X9 7/8

NGA object ID 179896. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.