Sketchbook Folio, "Ocean Sketch", after 1878
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We acquired this object in 1953
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- Object ID: 18396947
- Accession Number: 1953-179-88-55
- Acquired: 1953
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2ChLK/
- Sketchbook Folio, "Ocean Sketch", after 1878. after 1878. Graphite on cream wove paper. Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest. 1953-179-88-55.
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- Artist: William Trost Richards
Possibly unfinished, line study of the ocean.
This sketchbook folio is graphite on cream wove paper. Its dimensions are: 9.3 x 16.5 cm (3 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.), irregular Sheet: 13.7 x 21.5 cm (5 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.).
This sketchbook folio is from United States and dated after 1878
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Gift of the National Academy of Design from the Mrs. William T. Brewster Bequest. Its provenance is Anna Richards Brewster, Scarsdale, NY, 1905-1952; William T. Brewster, (Gift) We acquired this object in 1953.
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