At the Circus (recto and verso) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1949.42
People: Louis Novak, American (Zilinia, Czechoslovakia 1903 - 1983 Cambridge MA)
Title: At the Circus (recto and verso)
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/308255

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown conté crayon on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

sight: 20.2 x 24.6 cm (7 15/16 x 9 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: red conté, l.r.: Louis Novak
inscription: l.l., red conté crayon, in artist's hand: AT THE CIRCUS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Louis Novak, Cambridge, Massachusetts, sold; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1949, from an exhibition at the Cambridge Art Association.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise E. Bettens Fund
Accession Year: 1949
Object Number: 1949.42
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Per the conservation file, there is a drawing on the verso as well; this was not seen 8/01.

Exhibition History

Unidentified Exhibition, Cambridge Art Association, 1948?, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, 01/01/1948 - 12/31/1949

Verification Level

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1949.42: At the Circus (recto and verso)