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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.274
People
Oscar Fehrer, American (Brooklyn, NY 1872 - 1958 New York, NY)
Title
Two Studies of a Skull
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Two Skulls
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1885-1895
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/309884

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Charcoal with touches of white chalk on blue-gray wove paper
Dimensions
32.1 x 46.8 cm (12 5/8 x 18 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
To the artist's daughters, Elizabeth and Catherine Fehrer, at his death, 1958; their gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Elizabeth and Catherine Fehrer
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.274
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums Gallery Series, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1994), no. 12, checklist no. 22, p. 11

Exhibition History

  • Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/1994 - 01/29/1995

Verification Level

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