DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

River Scene with Buildings and Tower

19th-20th century

Artists

Denman Waldo RossArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor on heavy off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28.4 x 20 cm (11 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Presumably gift of the artist to Edgar O. Parker; to his son, Charles, at his death (?); his bequest to Mount Auburn Cemetery, 1989; gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2000.

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