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Drawing, Study for "Spring in the Country"

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer and made for (as the client) London Passenger Transport Board and Great Western Railway. It is dated February 9, 1937 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite, 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

32 × 20.1 cm (12 5/8 × 7 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in purple ink, on verso: DESIGN BY / 9 FEB. 1937 / E. McKNIGHT KAUFFER [enclosed in a rectangle]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for "Spring in the Country"; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); Client: London Passenger Transport Board (England, GB, United Kingdom), Great Western Railway; USA; graphite, brush and gouache on paper; 32 × 20.1 cm (12 5/8 × 7 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-625

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