Collections record Beta

Collection Record Detail

Object Name

Portfolio with Drawings and Watercolors

Object Number

1950-01-142 A-W

Description

A - Linen covered portfolio. Interior pocket on left side. Linen string on each side to tie portfolio closed. Sticker on left side in upper left hand corner "Rue de la Paix No. 1/pres la place Vendome/DURAND-RUEL/vente et location/de Tableaux et Dessins" Loop of linen along top of portfolio to hold pencil. B-W Assortment of drawings. Two watercolors of European landscapes. Two rough sketches practicing perspective. Six drawings of cups, pitches or bowls - signed and dated "M.P.Q. (month/day), 1873" Twelve pencil sketches of landscapes, almost all labeled underneath with location - most done in Italy and France.

Comment

Previously located in Mary Perkins Quincy collection in Archives but moved in 2010 to museum collection.