DrawingsAmerican20th century

Ruggles Street

1924

Artists

Oscar BluemnerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and brown crayon on cream wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sheet: 18.7 × 14 cm (7 3/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Collection of the artist (1924-1938), by descent; to Robert Bluemner (1938-1968), to Private Collection (1968-1984), sold; through [Hirschl & Adler Galleries Inc., New York] to Jane Shapiro (1984-2024), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2024.

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