Portrait studies of two unidentified men at the League of Nations

League of Nations

Geneva, Switzerland

Object Details

Title:

Date:

1927–29

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Medium:

Graphite on paper

Dimensions

4 ¼ x 6 3/8 in.

Classification

Drawings-watercolors

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015

Description

[top right in graphite]: In the Anglo-Saxon countries the / Law is such a living thing ; [center right in graphite]: Intuitive principles / [illegible] obeyed for centuries; [below center inscription at right in graphite]: [three illegible lines] / The Law is / a Conservative / Element

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