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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Gladiolus

1978

Artists

Susan SchwalbArtist

Description

From notes by Susan Schwalb: Drawing on strathmore plate finish paper. Drawing has a true gesso ground, Permanent Pigments Dry Mix.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Metalpoint on white paperboard prepared with white gesso

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

58.4 x 44.8 cm (23 x 17 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Susan Schwalb, Watertown, Massachusetts, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.

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