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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Nine Small Sketches for "Passage to Etna"

c. 1955

Artists

Peter BlumeArtist

Description

Numbered in red pencil and blue ballpoint in left margin, possibly indicating measurements; numbers include 38, 36, 12, 6, 3, 1 1/2. 1960.702.1 - .10 all mounted to a sheet of heavy purple wove paper, 65.6 x 50.7 cm., and matted together.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, blue ball-point, graphite, and red pencil on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.9 x 20.2 cm (11 x 7 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. Edward L. Holsten, New York New York, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960.

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