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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1920.15
People
Dodge Macknight, American (Providence RI 1860 - 1950 E. Sandwich, MA)
Title
Sea and Rocks, Newfoundland (recto and verso)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306248

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper (recto and verso)
Dimensions
39.4 x 57.1 cm (15 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: purple watercolor, l.l.: Dodge Macknight
  • inscription: verso, u.l., blue ink?: [N. 22 - 1909, N. F.] [obscured by hinge, not visible now; transcribed from curatorial file]
  • inscription: verso, u.l., graphite: [first two words obscured by hinge:] [Sunny afternoon] effect - near flat rock
  • inscription: verso, l.l., blue ink: Purple granite cliffs, very brilliant--

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Desmond Fitzgerald, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1920.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Desmond Fitzgerald
Accession Year
1920
Object Number
1920.15
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
Pinholes at all corners. Discolored at all edges.

Exhibition History

  • Unidentified Watercolor Exhibition, Winchester Art Association, 1940, Winchester Art Association, Winchester, 11/29/1939 - 12/31/1939
  • Exhibition in Celebration of the 75th Anniversary Year, Chamberlayne Junior College, Boston, 05/01/1967 - 05/06/1967

Verification Level

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