Portrait study of Alexander Crane and baby

Object Details

Title:

Date:

Date unknown

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Medium:

Charcoal on gray paper

Dimensions

19 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.

Classification

Drawings-watercolors

Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015

Description

[lower right in graphite]: V.O.; [lower right below initials in red ink]: stamped monogram initials; [bottom left in graphite]: Alexander Crane & baby; [bottom right in red ink]: stamped signatureAn American artist, Crane (1904-1953) founded the Connecticut Watercolor Society in 1944. He was also an accomplished weaver and ceramicist.

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