DrawingsAmerican20th century

Vase depicting Progne and Filomela, Naples Museum

20th century

Artists

Kenneth John ConantArtist

Description

This drawing is made on half of a sheet of paper folded vertically. On the other half of the sheet is drawn 1919.340. A grid of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines has been drawn over the image.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sheet: 31.1 x 42.2 cm (12 1/4 x 16 5/8 in.) folded sheet: 31.1 x 21.1 cm (12 1/4 x 8 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1919.

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