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In the Evening Garden of Desire

In the Evening Garden of Desire
In the Evening Garden of Desire
ArtistAmerican, born 1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • In the Evening Garden of Desire
Date2024
MediumSilverpoint with scratching on wove paper prepared with gesso ground
DimensionsSheet: 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Susan Foote and Stephen Feinberg
Object number2026.58
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist and [Moody Gallery, Houston], 2024-2025; purchased by MFAH, 2025
Exhibition History“Silver and Gold: Metalpoints for Colleen,” Arthur Rogers Gallery, New Orleans, May3-July 12, 2025.
Published References none Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated in silverpoint, right bottom edge: James Drake [cursive] 2024
Watermark: Top right: ARCHES ∞ FRANCE AQUARELLE
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