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DrawingsAmerican20th century

Untitled (recto and verso)

1948

Artists

Morris LouisArtist

Description

This was the cover to a sketchpad; red cloth binding at left edge.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, graphite, and touches of yellow gouache on faded blue-green wove paper; verso: graphite with touches of black ink

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 27.9 x 35 cm (11 x 13 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Morris Louis, bequest; to Marcella Louis Brenner, 1962, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1988.

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