Coffee

Inscriptions

Signed, in graphite, lower right: Joseph Hirsch

Label

A stockinged woman finds solace in a moment of relaxation as she absorbs herself in the daily ritual of reading the paper. As she sits, ankles crossed, the geometric print of the wing chair and the paper envelop her in her study. The cup of coffee at her feet adds a calming element, while the softness of the charcoal shading warms the scene. She could be anyone, we are meant to think—even us. Like other social realists of the era, Hirsch highlighted scenes from daily life to convey communal emotional depth and introspection.

From the 2024 exhibition A Space for Dialogue 118, Coffee and Tea in Art: A Brew of Cultural Symbolism, Solace, and Introspection, curated by Jeffrey Liu '24, Class of 1954 Intern

Course History

Studio Art 20.01, Studio Art 71.01, Drawing II, III, Daniele Genadry, Summer 2024

Exhibition History

A Space for Dialogue 118, Coffee and Tea in Art: A Brew of Cultural Symbolism, Solace, and Introspection, Jeffrey Liu '24, Class of 1954 Intern, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 11 - July 7, 2024

Provenance

Associated American Artists, New York; sold to present collection, 1961.

Catalogue Raisonne

S. Cole, The Graphic Work of Joseph Hirsch, New York, 1970, no. 38.

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