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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.270
People
Oscar Fehrer, American (Brooklyn, NY 1872 - 1958 New York, NY)
Title
Perspective Study of Cubes
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/310035

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink and gray wash over graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 29.2 x 41.9 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper edge, black ink: LECTURE V
  • inscription: u.l., black ink: Picture 24' square / Horizon 12' above ground / Point of Station 16' from / Picture
  • watermark: J WHATMAN / TURKEY MILL / 1886

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Oscar Fehrer, painted, 1889; to his daughters at his death?, 1958.
Catherine and Elizabeth Fehrer, from their father, the artist, at his death?, 1958, gift to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Catherine and Elizabeth Fehrer
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.270
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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