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1940

  • Work on this object began.

1945

  • Work on this object ended.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Study of an Abstract Composition with a Key

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated 1940–1945 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and gouache on black paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

16.2 × 24 cm (6 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of an Abstract Composition with a Key; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; brush and gouache on black paper; 16.2 × 24 cm (6 3/8 × 9 7/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-852

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