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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.275
People
Oscar Fehrer, American (Brooklyn, NY 1872 - 1958 New York, NY)
Title
Head and Shoulders of an Old Man
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/310038

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Charcoal on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
actual: 45.2 x 42 cm (17 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Oscar Fehrer, painted, 1889; to his daughters at his death?, 1958.
Catherine and Elizabeth Fehrer, from their father, the artist, at his death?, 1958, gift to 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
1992.275
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. 23, 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

Verification Level

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