DrawingsAmerican19th century

Ploughing

c. 1880-1882

Artists

John Henry TwachtmanArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Soft graphite on blue-gray modern laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28 x 33.4 cm (11 x 13 1/8 in.) Graphite border drawn around image.: 21.7 x 29.3 cm (8 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Private Collector, New York NY, Sold to Hope Davis Fine Art. Hope Davis Fine Art, New York NY, Sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 1989.

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