Harvard Art Museums > 1936.153.151: Bernt Balcher 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"Bernt Balcher (Denman Waldo Ross) , 1936.153.151,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/307417. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.153.151 People Denman Waldo Ross, American (Cincinnati, OH 1853 - 1935 London, England) Title Bernt Balcher Other Titles Alternate Title: Head of a Man Turned One-Quarter Right Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 19th-20th century Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/307417 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on off-white wove paper Dimensions actual: 27.9 x 21.7 cm (11 x 8 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: u.r., graphite, in artist's hand: Light inscription: center left, graphite, in artist's hand: [ ] of Duccio / and of Giotto inscription: l.l., graphite, in artist's hand: Observe the / direction of the light / cut the lights / by the shadows / then soften the / edge of the shadow / where it is necessary / to do so inscription: lower center, graphite, in artist's hand: [ ] with highlights / and the deepest darks inscription: l.r., graphite, in artist's hand: Omit cast shadows / and [ ] inscription: verso, graphite, in artist's hand: [handwritten manuscript page, largely illegible] 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 1936.153.151 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
