Ralston Crawford
Untitled [Marine Theme]

Untitled [Marine Theme]

© Estate of Ralston Crawford / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Untitled [Marine Theme]
Untitled [Marine Theme]
ArtistAmerican, born Canada, 1906–1978
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Untitled [Marine Theme]
Date1942
PlaceUnited States
MediumInk and graphite on paper
Dimensions11 1/4 × 19 in. (28.6 × 48.3 cm)
Frame (outer): 22 1/2 × 34 in. (57.2 × 86.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by friends of John R. Eckel, Jr., in his memory
Object number2011.666
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; probably inherited by Robert Crawford; sold through [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, by 2011]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Exhibition History"The Spirit of Modernism: The John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, 20 August 2011 - 20 February 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
In pen on the back of the frame: 427

In pen on the back of the frame: RCE D.186


Label on back of frame: Hirschl & Adler / Galleries, Inc. / 21 East 70th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021 / ARTIST: RALSTON CRAWFORD / (1906 - 1978) / NUMBER: APG 14378D.26 / TITLE: Untitled-Marine Theme / MEDIUM: Pen & Ink on Paper / SIZE: 11 1/4 x 19 inches / DATE: c. 1940s

Printed on back of frame: THIS ART HAS BEEN FITTED WITH PLEXIGLASS / CLEAN ONLY WITH MILD SOAP OR DETERGENT / AND WATER WITH A SOFT DAMP CLOTH / DRY WITH SAME; DO NOT TAPE. U-f-4


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