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Johann Michael Voltz
1784-1858
Scene incorporating a large letter A, surrounded by 8 different forms of the letter
Brush and gray wash, over graphite, on paper.
Approx. 4 15/16 x 7 1/2 inches (186 x 191 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mr. Frederick R. Koch.
1981.116:1
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Watermark: none visible through lining.
Mounted together with a drawing for the letter B on a sheet of blue paper.
Provenance:
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 14 October 1981, lot 849, drawings for C, D, R, S, repr.
Associated names:
Koch, Frederick R. (Frederick Robinson), donor.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 313.
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