Tracing of a Border Design

1890/1897

Charles Sprague Pearce

Associated Names
Charles Sprague Pearce

Artist, American, 1851 - 1914

This is a drawing of a floral design with leaves and berries. The composition features a central branch extending vertically with clusters of elongated leaves and round berries. The background is filled with a pattern that includes purple shading and a pencil-sketched border with a wavy line design. The paper has visible creases, and some handwritten notes are present on the margins of the sheet. The color palette is soft, relying heavily on graphite with a touch of subtle purple to fill in the spaces between the elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with purple and green pencils on yellow tracing paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irregular): 48.1 × 29.3 cm (18 15/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.24.65

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi, New Jersey

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in colored pencil and graphite: M. Pearce/Auvers sur Oise (other numerical notations along left border)

Wikidata ID

Q64539538

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