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Against the Light

A work made of graphite, with touches of pen and brownish-red ink and with brush and pink goauche, on dark tan wove paper.
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  • A work made of graphite, with touches of pen and brownish-red ink and with brush and pink goauche, on dark tan wove paper.

Date:

1907

Artist:

Childe Hassam
American, 1859-1935

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Childe Hassam

Title

Against the Light

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

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1907

Medium

Graphite, with touches of pen and brownish-red ink and with brush and pink goauche, on dark tan wove paper

Inscriptions

Signed lower right: "C. H. 1907"

Dimensions

18.8 × 13.9 cm (7 7/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison Collection

Reference Number

1934.90

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