Two Studies of a Skull | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1992.274
People: Oscar Fehrer, American (Brooklyn, NY 1872 - 1958 New York, NY)
Title: Two Studies of a Skull
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Two Skulls
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: c. 1885-1895
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/309884

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Charcoal and white chalk on gray wove paper
Dimensions: actual: 32.1 x 46.8 cm (12 5/8 x 18 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: To the artist's daughters, Elizabeth and Catherine Fehrer, at his death, 1958; their gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Elizabeth and Catherine Fehrer
Accession Year: 1992
Object Number: 1992.274
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums Gallery Series, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1994), no. 12, checklist no. 22, p. 11

Exhibition History

Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/1994 - 01/29/1995

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1992.274: Two Studies of a Skull