Collection Highlights
Walker's Appeal, In Four Articles
Date:
1829
Object Number:
LIB.E441.Box.W1784.W3
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Illustration: Couple Boarding a Venetian Gondola
Object Number:
2000.834
Medium:
Black ink, gray wash, black crayon, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. ( 31.8 x 23.2 cm )
Marks:
black ink: lower right of the image: signed with a monogram, a lower "f" inside a circle
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in black ink: "f[in a circle]"; at lower right in graphite [erased]: "56 / Harper"; at upper left: "1[encircled]"
Description:
Figures: Illustration in black ink of a man and woman boarding a Venetian gondola in the rain as they descend steps, a gondolier holding an umbrella to assist the woman holding a clutch purse, a striped gondola pole at the right.
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
