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1906

  • Work on this object began.

1916

  • Work on this object ended.

1959

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Study of a Cat

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated ca. 1906–16 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is red pastel on 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

21.7 × 28 cm (8 9/16 × 11 in.)

It is signed

Signed in red pastel with initial, left center: A

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of a Cat; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; red pastel on paper; 21.7 × 28 cm (8 9/16 × 11 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1959-87-44

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