Two studies of a crane (recto)
Maker
Joseph Crawhall (artist)
1861-1913
1861-1913
Title
Two studies of a crane (recto)
Date of Production
(circa) 1889
Medium
brush and black ink (recto), graphite (verso), on wove paper, the upper corners rounded and the lower edge torn from a sketchbook
Dimensions
Height: 23.6 cm
Width: 32.3 cm
Width: 32.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4017
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 14 October 1948; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 25 November 1948 (£14); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 14
p. 14
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 15823"; lower right, graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "D1262/ Joseph Crawhall. 1860 or 1861-1913 / From a sketch-book of the artist's, c1889. / LGD".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 15823"; lower right, graphite, L.G. Duke's hand: "D1262/ Joseph Crawhall. 1860 or 1861-1913 / From a sketch-book of the artist's, c1889. / LGD".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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