DrawingsAmerican19th century

Buttresses of the First Christian Church, and Siga's Tomb at Sapapali, Samoa

1890

Artists

John La FargeArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor on ivory wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21 x 32.7 cm (8 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.)

Provenance

John La Farge estate sale, American Art Association, New York, 1911; purchased at that sale by Edward P. Slevin; purchased by the Macbeth Gallery, New York, before 1938; their sale to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, 1938.

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