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1904

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1924

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1962

  • We acquired this object.

2016

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Print, The Patriarch's Prayer

This is a Print. It was created by William Auerbach-Levy. It is dated ca. 1914 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is etching in dark brown ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Jules R. Breuchaud. It is credited Gift of Jules R. Breuchaud.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 25.2 × 19.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right: William Auerbach-Levy imp

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: The Patriarch Prayer; lower center: 3152 [circled]; lower right: 2 1/2 - 2 3/4 - 13 5/8 x 16 1/4 $

Cite this object as

Print, The Patriarch's Prayer; William Auerbach-Levy (American, born Belarus, Imperial Russia, 1889–1964); USA; etching in dark brown ink on paper; Platemark: 25.2 × 19.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 9/16 in.); Gift of Jules R. Breuchaud; 1962-32-40

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