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Identification and Creation

Object Number
9.1991
People
Paul Dougherty, American (Brooklyn, NY 1877 - 1947 Palm Springs, CA)
Title
Surf
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1920
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/238056

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Monotype
Dimensions
26.4 x 40.1 cm (10 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Carleton Coon, 1980. Mrs. Coon was the artist's daughter; the drawing was purchased from her through James A. Bergquist.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan in honor of David P. Becker
Object Number
9.1991
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
The date is derived from "The Height of the Gale," a comparable monotype of surf crashing onto a rocky shore, in the catalogue: American Monotypes of ther Early Twentieth Century, for an exhibition at the Alan N. Stone Gallery, Northhampton, MA, 6 December 1976-8 January 1977, no. 6. The monotypes in that exhibition and this one came from the daughter of the artist, Mrs. Carleton Coon, of Gloucester, MA.

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