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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1936.150.115
People
Paul Chalfin, American (New York, NY 1874-1959 Clifton, NJ)
Title
Copy after a Ceiling Decoration
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306820

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor over graphite on gray-brown wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 34 x 38.1 cm (13 3/8 x 15 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, graphite: Study by Paul [Chalfin] / who studied for a short time / with DWR before taking / the exam for the Prix de Rome / He did this and one other / which he gave Mr. Ross while / in Europe on his scholarship
  • inscription: verso, u.l., graphite: [crossed out:] no number / R D. Gauley?

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of the artist to Denman W. Ross; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Denman W. Ross, Class of 1875
Accession Year
1936
Object Number
1936.150.115
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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