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1906

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1959

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Three Studies of an Elderly Man, 1906

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated 1906 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is black, white, and red chalk on grey paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Robert I. Aitken. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken.

Its dimensions are

19 × 13 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in red pastel with monogram, upper right: RA

It is inscribed

Inscribed in red pastel, upper right: Paris 06

Cite this object as

Drawing, Three Studies of an Elderly Man, 1906; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; black, white, and red chalk on grey paper; 19 × 13 cm (7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1959-87-17

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