Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
View from Morris Heights, New York, New York; verso: cityscape
Object Number:
1982.99
Date:
1914
Medium:
Gray wash over graphite on paper; gray wash
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/16 x 8 in. ( 12.9 x 20.3 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Color notes, pen. Drawing on back in ink.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower border in gray wash: "morris St. Aug 10-14"; numerous color annotations in gray wash and one plus sign in red crayon; verso inscribed along left border vertically and right border horizontally with numerous color annotations in German in gray wash
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Feld
Provenance:
Robert Bluemner, 1968; Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Feld, New York City
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
