Springtime / John Costigan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.175
- Title
- Springtime
- Artist
- John Costigan
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1888-1972
- Medium and Support
- drypoint and etching on cream-colored paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Object Creation Place
- North America
- American
- Creation Place 1
- North America
- Creation Place 2
- American
- Credit Line
- Gift of Suzanne Beutler
- Inscription
- Signed in pencil, l.r.: J.E. Costigan N.A. l.l.: Springtime
- Dimensions
- 33 cm (13 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Physical Description
- In the middle of a wooded setting is a woman carrying a child on her back. A few sheep surround her, with a lamb in the center left foreground. A boy stands at the right side of the composition. The trees and the clothing of the figures are mostly in shadow.
- Subject Matter
- Costigan often used his wife and children as subjects in his works. He tended to portray rural settings, and his use of line in this print infuses the bucolic scene with vitality and movement.
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- earth sciences concepts
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- modern and contemporary art
- natural landscapes
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- people by gender
- physical sciences concepts
- plants
- scientific concepts
- seasons
- settlements and landscapes
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- youth
- Rights
- If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit https://umma.umich.edu/about/services/request-image/ for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 869 x 745
- File Size
- 104 KB
- Record
- 1980/2.175
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.175/1980_2.175.jpg
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"Springtime; John Costigan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.175/1980_2.175.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
