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DrawingsBritish20th century

Head - Study for Sculpture

1954

Artists

Reginald Cotterell ButlerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black pastel, gray wash, white gouache, and yellow wash on cream wove paper

Culture

British

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 38.7 x 28.4 cm (15 1/4 x 11 3/16 in.)

Provenance

[Curt Valentin, Buchholz Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, 1955, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1990.

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