Head and Shoulders of an Old Man | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1992.275
People: Oscar Fehrer, American (Brooklyn, NY 1872 - 1958 New York, NY)
Title: Head and Shoulders of an Old Man
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 20th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/310038

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Charcoal on off-white laid paper
Dimensions: actual: 45.2 x 42 cm (17 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.)

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 Elizabeth and Catherine Fehrer
Accession Year: 1992
Object Number: 1992.275
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. 23, 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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1992.275: Head and Shoulders of an Old Man