DrawingsAmerican20th century

Frederick Ashton (1904-1988)

1938

Artists

Pavel TchelitchewArtist

Description

Frederick Ashton was a British choreographer and a director of the Royal Ballet.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Silverpoint on white prepared paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

50.8 x 31.8 cm (20 x 12 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Durlacher Brothers, New York, New York], sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), 1943, gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1959.

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