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Fountain with Putti in the Garden of the Villa Borghese

A work made of black crayon over graphite, with opaque white watercolor and touches of red chalk, squared with graphite for transfer, on tan wove paper.
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  • A work made of black crayon over graphite, with opaque white watercolor and touches of red chalk, squared with graphite for transfer, on tan wove paper.

Date:

1880

Artist:

Hans Thoma
German, 1839-1924

About this artwork

Thoma was not only a painter and printmaker, but also a museum director. This large working drawing (a modello) was squared for transfer for a painting that has yet to be found and was independently prized for its delicacy and refined mood. The same year that Thoma drew this sheet it was selected for a special facsimile reproduction by a Berlin printer.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hans Thoma

Title

Fountain with Putti in the Garden of the Villa Borghese

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1880

Medium

Black crayon over graphite, with opaque white watercolor and touches of red chalk, squared with graphite for transfer, on tan wove paper

Dimensions

46.6 × 34.6 cm (18 3/8 × 13 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret Day Blake Fund

Reference Number

2010.541

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