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1943

  • Work on this object began.

1953

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

2013

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2024

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Drawing, Study of an Abstract Composition

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated ca. 1948 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is color pencil, graphite, brush and white gouache on yellow paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

27.8 × 21.6 cm (10 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of an Abstract Composition; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; color pencil, graphite, brush and white gouache on yellow paper; 27.8 × 21.6 cm (10 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-749

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