Harvard Art Museums > 1936.150.562: In the Garden 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"In the Garden (Denman Waldo Ross) , 1936.150.562,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/307216. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.150.562 People Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England) Title In the Garden Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1902 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/307216 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper Dimensions actual: 35.6 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, l.r.: DWR June, 1902 inscription: upper edge, graphite, in artist's hand: Study of Color-Values watermark: LINEN / LEDGER inscription: below image, graphite: Values / Middle / Sky / No shadows / Middle / Green apple tree / Black (glazed green) / Half Light / Yellow green leaves / Low dark / Half Light / House / Low dark / Reflections of sunlight / Slate roof / Middle / Black (glazed violet) / White (glazed green) / Highlights in green / leaves / Middle (local color) inscription: below image, graphite, in artist's hand: Glazing black lifts it a / little from its value, but / we do this for local color / Glazing white lowers it a / little from its value but we / can do this for the sake of / color. The value intervals / must be kept as nearly equal / as possible, and shadows do / not as a rule fall above the / middle value. inscription: l.r., graphite, in artist's hand: In the Garden 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 1936.150.562 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
