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Masked Heads and a Figure (verso)

1927

Pavel Tchelitchew

Artist, American, 1898 - 1957

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and black ink with brush and black wash on wove paper
Credit Line

Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Accession

2009.70.232.b

Calla Lilies (recto)

Pavel Tchelitchew

1927

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

McCrindle, Joseph F.

Exhibition History

2012

The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 152-153, no. 66 (entry by Amy R. Johnston).

Inscriptions

lower right recto in graphite: avec toute [mes?] affections / P. Tchelitchew / 1927; lower center recto in graphite (erased): [Not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64619236

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