Figurative Compositions.
ArtistDrawn by
Edwin Augustus Moore
American, 1858 - 1925
Date1879-1900
MediumDrawing; watercolor, opaque white, and graphite on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 12in. (18.4 x 30.5cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 9 3/4 x 13 7/8in. (24.8 x 35.2cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 10 x 13 7/8in. (25.4 x 35.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 3/4 x 13 7/8in. (24.8 x 35.2cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 10 x 13 7/8in. (25.4 x 35.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionOne drawing consists of very rough sketches of men and women, possibly in European peasant costume. In the other, a man lies on a blanket on the ground in the desert. A second man with a mustache sits beside him. Three tents are at the left. A third man with a horse or mule is nearby. A green plant with broad leaves is at the right. A town of what appear to be adobe buildings is in the right background.
Object number2004.52.277-.278
InscribedOn recto: Mount of 2004.52.278 is inscribed in the lower margin, "A Soldier of the Legion &c".On verso: Each drawing has accession number inscribed at ower right, in pencil.NotesDate Note: 2004.52.278 appears to be a youthful work and probably dates from the late 1870s; 2004.42.277 may have been done during Edwin Augustus Moore's trip to Europe in 1896. (Finlay 7/21/2004)
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