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Source Description
The unusual curved format of this watercolor is believed to be a design for a lampshade. There is a similar watercolor of almost the same size dated 1895 in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. (Accession number 2009.70.135).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
21639
label
Two Figures Walking in a Wooded Landscape
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
21639
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Two Figures Walking in a Wooded Landscape
description
The unusual curved format of this watercolor is believed to be a design for a lampshade. There is a similar watercolor of almost the same size dated 1895 in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. (Accession number 2009.70.135).
provenance
Christian Humann (1929-1981), Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Shepherd Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, March 1984, by purchase.
date
1894
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.3
height
33
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 15/16 x W: 13 in. (25.3 x 33 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
"" H.Harpignies 94
"" signed lower left; ""2"" in graphite
upper left
verso; ""Appartient a Comte C. Humann"" on backing
in black ink; label at lower right
""Encadrements MIROSLAV/ 7-9 rue Visconti Paris 6e/tel. 325.46.14""
med
watercolor and pencil on paper
creator_ids
4869
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2069
3818
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
a2f3ea515325e35f
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
b90f65aa1301b6be
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no