DrawingsPolish20th century

Construction

c. 1937

Artists

Samuel SzczekaczArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Lithograph, typewriter ink, graphite, and water color on paper

Culture

Polish

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

29.2 x 20 cm (11 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Estate of the artist (1983-2015), sold; through [Galerie Berinson GmbH, Berlin] to Merrill Berman, New York (2015-2025), sold; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2025.

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