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1920

  • Work on this object began.

1930

  • Work on this object ended.

1950

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, An Old Farmhouse in Canapville, Normandy

This is a Drawing. It was created by Samuel Chamberlain. It is dated ca. 1925 and we acquired it in 1950. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

28.3 × 21.9 cm (11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed with initials in graphite, lower right: "SVC"

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, below: "AN OLD FARMHOUSE IN CANAPVILLE / NORMANDIE JULY 7TH"; at bottom of sheet: "An original drawing from nature by Samuel Chamberlain"

Cite this object as

Drawing, An Old Farmhouse in Canapville, Normandy; Samuel Chamberlain (American, 1895 - 1975); graphite on paper; 28.3 × 21.9 cm (11 1/8 × 8 5/8 in.); 1950-102-6

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