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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1929.221
People
Benjamin Greenstein, American (London, England 1901 - 1988 New York NY)
Title
Studies of Lions
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306517

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black crayon on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 36.1 x 47.8 cm (14 3/16 x 18 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: black ink, l.r.: Benj Greenstein
  • inscription: l.r. of verso, graphite: 59
  • inscription: inside window mat, graphite: 59
  • inscription: backing mat, graphite: P195
  • inscription: backing mat, graphite: $50
  • (not assigned): On old mat, graphite: P195 / $50

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
James Naumberg Rosenberg, New York, New York, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1929.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of James N. Rosenberg
Accession Year
1929
Object Number
1929.221
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Slight crayon sketch of a lion's head on the verso.

Verification Level

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