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Untitled (Envelope Decorated with Figures on a Yellow Background)

A work made of pen and black ink and watercolor on a white envelope, with cut and pasted red paper and postage stamp.

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  • A work made of pen and black ink and watercolor on a white envelope, with cut and pasted red paper and postage stamp.

Date:

1948

Artist:

Edward Gorey
American, 1925-2000

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Edward Gorey

Title

Untitled (Envelope Decorated with Figures on a Yellow Background)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1948

Medium

Pen and black ink and watercolor on a white envelope, with cut and pasted red paper and postage stamp

Dimensions

10 × 22.7 cm (3 15/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Sylvia Sights

Reference Number

2009.956

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