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1934

  • Work on this object began.

1966

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Drawing, Jewel Tones no. 2, from The Mathematical Basis of the Arts

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1934 and we acquired it in 1966. Its medium is brush and tempera on illustration board. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. Joseph Schillinger.

Its dimensions are

20.1 × 30.2 cm (7 15/16 × 11 7/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: #2

Cite this object as

Drawing, Jewel Tones no. 2, from The Mathematical Basis of the Arts; USA; brush and tempera on illustration board; 20.1 × 30.2 cm (7 15/16 × 11 7/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18 in.); Gift of Mrs. Joseph Schillinger; 1966-33-2

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