Hammer and Compass

1890-1891

James Henry Moser

Associated Names
James Henry Moser

Artist, American, born Canada, 1854 - 1913

The image shows a detailed black and white illustration with a cluster of tendrils or ribbons intertwined with an object resembling a pair of compasses in a rectangular box or frame. The illustration is monochrome with shades of black and gray on a light background. It is slightly above the center of the paper and surrounded by white space. Faint pencil marks and notations are visible near the edges and corners of the page.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink over graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 8.26 × 14.61 cm (3 1/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
    board: 22.86 × 21.59 cm (9 × 8 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3611

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: no 4; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 1/2 rel / 3-88504 / 5; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 7

Wikidata ID

Q64580395

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