DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Picnic on the Beach

19th-20th century

Artists

Denman Waldo RossArtist

Description

Dots and graphs drawn in graphite on verso of mount.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on cream wove paper mounted to cardboard

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

image: 14 x 19 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) mount: 35.6 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.) actual: 35.6 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.)

Provenance

Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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