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Declarations - Plate 1

Salomon van Abbé

Associated Names

Salomon van Abbé

Artist, British, 1883 - 1955

This is a drawing of a group of people engaged in a conversation or negotiation over a large object. The image shows several individuals focusing on a box or piece of luggage on a surface. The lines are dynamic, capturing the motion and intensity of the interaction. The background is minimally detailed, drawing attention to the central figures and their expressions, clothing, and body language, suggesting an early 20th-century setting.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet (irreg.): 46.3 × 42.4 cm (18 1/4 × 16 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.8218

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 206.

Wikidata ID

Q65025462

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