Study for a Border Design

1890/1897

Charles Sprague Pearce

Associated Names
Charles Sprague Pearce

Artist, American, 1851 - 1914

The image shows a symmetrical pencil sketch with four large leaf-like shapes arranged diagonally across a central horizontal line, with clusters of small circles in between them. The color palette is monochromatic, comprising shades of gray from the pencil on a light beige paper. The leaf-like shapes and circular forms are crisscrossed with several curving and looping lines, and there are three parallel lines running horizontally in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irregular): 3.4 × 10.9 cm (1 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
    mount: 29.9 × 45.6 cm (11 3/4 × 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.24.52

  • Series Title

    Painted Architectural Decoration for the Library of Congress

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi, New Jersey

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64539523

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