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Henry Ossawa Tanner, Study for the Young Sabot Maker
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Henry Ossawa Tanner

Study for the Young Sabot Maker

ca. 1895

Current Collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
41.3 × 33 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-133892

After Henry Ossawa Tanner moved to France in 1891, he spent a few summers in Pont-Aven and Concarneau, where wooden shoes called sabots were common. This study shows a young student learning the trade from his teacher, a frequent theme in Tanner’s early work. In the final painting the young sabot-maker is not French but African American, reflecting Tanner’s own racial heritage. The Young Sabot Ma…

Provenance

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins

Registry history

  • ca. 1895 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

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