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When Nightfall Comes

1940

Daniel Burne Jones

Associated Names

Daniel Burne Jones

Artist, American, 1908 - 1995

The image shows two people embracing each other closely. Their bodies are turned towards each other, with one person's head resting on the shoulder of the other. The first person wears a textured, long-sleeve garment, and the second person is clothed in a long, dark garment. The background is dark with small star-like designs. There are no visible jewelry pieces or objects being held by either person.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 235 x 236 mm
sheet: 405 x 290 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2715

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: When Nightfall Comes + in pencil, lower left corner; + 1 of 35 + in pencil, lower center; signed: Dan Burne Jones + in pencil, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76456193

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