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Drawing, Study of an Abstract Interior

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated April 16, 1945 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is brush and gouache on 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

27.3 × 20.4 cm (10 3/4 × 8 1/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, at lower right corner: Rough by E. McKnight Kauffer [partially underlined] / 16/4/45

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of an Abstract Interior; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; brush and gouache on paper; 27.3 × 20.4 cm (10 3/4 × 8 1/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-882

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