DrawingsAmerican20th century

Somatide

1990

Artists

Alfonso OssorioArtist

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Wax resist

Medium

Watercolor, black ink, fiber-tip ink, synthetic paint, wax and pastel (?) on white paperboard

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

101.7 x 76.2 cm (40 1/16 x 30 in.)

Provenance

[Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Frederic E. Ossorio, Boulder, Colorado, 2002, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2003.

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