DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Sketch of Two Figures

19th-20th century

Artists

Gaston LachaiseArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gray wash on brown wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 25.4 x 20.2 cm (10 x 7 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Lois Orswell, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.

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