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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.734
People
Charles Ricketts, British (Geneva, Switzerland 1866 - 1931 London, England)
Title
Crucifixion, Illustration for "The Sphinx" by Oscar Wilde
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297872

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink over graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
30 x 23 cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles Ricketts; to [Scott & Fowles, New York, New York (through Martin Birnbaum)], 1923, sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

NOTE: Provenance information from documents in the curatorial file.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.734
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Nicholas Frankel, The Sphinx by Oscar Wilde, with Decorations by Charles Ricketts. A Facsimile., Rice University Press (Houston, 2010), p. 64

Verification Level

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