DrawingsAmerican20th century

Advent Head

1948-1949

Artists

Alfonso OssorioArtist

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Wax resist

Medium

Black ink, watercolor (?), synthetic paint (?) and wax on cream wove paper, mounted to board

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

Paper: 77 x 55 cm (30 5/16 x 21 5/8 in.) Framed: 106 x 84 cm (41 3/4 x 33 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Oscarsson Hood Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Alfonso H.M. Ossorio, Lafayette, Colorado, 1983, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.

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