Harvard Art Museums > 1933.144: Branch of Rhododendron; verso: Architectural Studies Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Branch of Rhododendron; verso: Architectural Studies (Charles Herbert Moore) , 1933.144,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/306654. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1933.144 People Charles Herbert Moore, American (New York, NY 1840 - 1930 Harley Witney, Hampshire, England) Title Branch of Rhododendron; verso: Architectural Studies Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1875 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/306654 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor and white gouache over graphite on blue wove paper Dimensions 55.5 x 76 cm (21 7/8 x 29 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: l.r., graphite, in artist's hand: To be seen / from a distance; the spring / of the branch, with the poise and / action of the leaves, together with / general color being the qualities / aimed at. CHM Oct 1875 Provenance Recorded Ownership History George Herbert Palmer; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1933. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Professor George Herbert Palmer, class of 1864, through the courtesy of Professor Frederic Palmer, Jr. Accession Year 1933 Object Number 1933.144 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Charles Herbert Moore, Catalogue, with Notes, of Studies and Fac-similes from Examples of the Works of Florence and Venice; and of Fac-similes and Original Works to be Used as Exercises in Drawing, Belonging to the Fine Arts Department of Harvard University, exh. cat. (Cambridge, MA, 1878), p.32, cat. 80 Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., Virginia Anderson, and Kimberly Orcutt, ed., American Paintings at Harvard, Volume Two, Paintings, Drawings, Pastels and Stained Glass by Artists Born 1826-1856, Harvard Art Museums and Yale University Press (U.S.) (Cambridge, MA and New Haven, CT, 2008), p. 238, cat. 193 Exhibition History Studies and Fac-similes from Examples of the Works of Florence and Venice..., Harvard Art Club, Cambridge, 12/01/1878 - 12/31/1878 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
