The Descent
c. 1938
Artist, American, 1908 - 1990
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph in black on Rives BFK wove paper
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Credit Line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
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Dimensions
image: 30 × 43 cm (11 13/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
sheet: 40.3 × 58.1 cm (15 7/8 × 22 7/8 in.) -
Accession
2008.115.4400
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, Connecticut; acquired 2008 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Inscriptions
lower right on stone: F Shields; lower center in graphite: The Descent; lower right in graphite: Shields; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 20 x 24; lower left stamped in black ink: FEDERAL ART PROJECT/NYC WPA
Markings
stamped lower left in black ink: Federal Art Project / NYC WPA
Watermarks
BFK / France
Wikidata ID
Q76455745