DrawingsBritish20th century

Alpha and Omega; verso: partial tracing of image on the recto

1917

Artists

Walter SickertArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, black and white crayon, incised, on faded blue wove paper; verso: black crayon(?)

Culture

British

Century

20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

31 x 48.3 cm (12 3/16 x 19 in.)

Provenance

Walter Howarth, sold; to [Christie's, London, June 13, 1980, no. 48, as "Two Women in an Interior"] sold; to [The Fine Art Society, London], sold; to Patricia Cornwell, June 2001, gift; to Harvard Art Museum, 2009

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