Harvard Art Museums > 1998.289: Composition Drawing 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"Composition Drawing (Nicolas de Staël) , 1998.289,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/312266. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1998.289 People Nicolas de Staël, French (St. Petersburg 1914 - 1955 Antibes) Title Composition Drawing Other Titles Original Language Title: Dessin Composition Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1952 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/312266 Physical Descriptions Medium Black fiber-tip ink, faded or discolored, on cream wove paper, verso printed with grid Dimensions 76 x 56 cm (29 15/16 x 22 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: l.r., fiber-tip ink: Staël Provenance Recorded Ownership History Knoedler Galleries, New York, New York, sold; to Lois Orswell, 1952, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Lois Orswell Collection Copyright © Nicolas de Staël / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Accession Year 1998 Object Number 1998.289 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@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. Descriptions Description Verso printed with grid: Malby & Sons, Lith., sheet 22 x 30--1000 meter grids--scale 1:25,000 meters Publication History Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 268, pp. 358, 371, 375, 381 Exhibition History Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/21/2002 - 02/16/2003 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 Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu