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Drawing, Man with a Scythe

This is a Drawing. It was created by Winslow Homer. It is dated ca. 1879 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is graphite, corrections in brush and white gouache on heavy white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Charles Savage Homer, Jr.. It is credited Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr..

Its dimensions are

14.2 × 35.7 cm (5 9/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, at lower right corner: Museum for the Arts of Decoration, Cooper Union [Lugt, 457d].

Cite this object as

Drawing, Man with a Scythe; Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910); USA; graphite, corrections in brush and white gouache on heavy white wove paper; 14.2 × 35.7 cm (5 9/16 × 14 1/16 in.); Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.; 1912-12-258

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