DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

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19th-20th century

Artists

Ludwig MestlerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 38.6 x 50.7 cm (15 3/16 x 19 15/16 in.)

Provenance

[Attic Antique Store, Cambridge, Massachusetts], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1961.

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