Harvard Art Museums > 1936.150.473: Canal Scene 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"Canal Scene (Denman Waldo Ross) , 1936.150.473,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/307118. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.150.473 People Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England) Title Canal Scene Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 19th-20th century Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/307118 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor over graphite on off-white wove paper Dimensions actual: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, l.l.: DWR inscription: u.l., graphite, in artist's hand: Opera glasses need / [to be?] used at this / angle inscription: u.r., graphite, in artist's hand: This drawing was made / looking at the paper / which was lying flat on / the [path?] from one side. / Hence the distortions / the drawing was also [made?] / with an opera glass. inscription: center left, graphite, in artist's hand: The smaller drawing was made without / the glasses, and / wirh the papers / [ ] to the / direction of vision. inscription: l.r., graphite, in artist's hand: BV clouds cutting across a / yellow white (clearer) sky / with suggestion of sunlight inscription: in image, graphite, in artist's hand: [Color notes:] BG; O; B; Y; B inscription: in image, graphite, in artist's hand: [Color diagram:] WT / OY / B / O / BG / OR / G / R / YG / RV / Y / BLK; Br / B/ GB / G / YG watermark: LINEN / LEDGER Provenance Recorded Ownership History Bequest of the artist to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Denman W. Ross, Class of 1875 Accession Year 1936 Object Number 1936.150.473 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. 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
