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At Marolles, Paris 1914 (recto); Sketch of Woman Holding Child (verso)

A work made of black wax crayon, over graphite, with brush and black and gray wash (recto), and black wax crayon (verso), both on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream board.

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  • A work made of black wax crayon, over graphite, with brush and black and gray wash (recto), and black wax crayon (verso), both on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream board.

Date:

1914

Artist:

Lester George Hornby
American, 1881-1956

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Lester George Hornby

Title

At Marolles, Paris 1914 (recto); Sketch of Woman Holding Child (verso)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1914

Medium

Black wax crayon, over graphite, with brush and black and gray wash (recto), and black wax crayon (verso), both on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream board

Dimensions

25.1 × 35.4 cm (9 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.3568

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