1924.138: Reprisal

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1924.138

People

Oscar Edward Cesare, American (Linkoping, Sweden 1885 - 1948 Stamford, CT)

Title

Reprisal

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

20th century

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/306245

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink and white gouache over graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 57.2 x 36.4 cm (22 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: black ink, l.r.: Cesare
• inscription: lower margin, graphite: Reprisal
• inscription: lower margin, graphite: 6 1/4 [illeg.]
• inscription: verso, graphite: 6216/1
• inscription: paper adhered to verso, ink and graphite, printed, handwritten and stamped: No. P6216 / STYLE / [crossed off in graphite:] HALFTONE LINE CUT [graphite:] 1 / WANTED [graphite:] Thurs. / [graphite:] 8 [printed] AM [crossed off:] PM / SIZE / WIDE DEEP [inscription in graphite, illegible] / SCREEN PROOFS / BLOCK WOOD OR [crossed off:] METAL / REMARKS [stamped in purple:] NEWSPAPER

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Arthur H. Harlow & Co., New York, New York], sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), 1919, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1924.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Meta and Paul J. Sachs

Accession Year

1924

Object Number

1924.138

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

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