Robert Sargent Austin
The Horse of Ostend

CultureBritish
Titles
  • The Horse of Ostend
Date1921
MediumEtching on cream laid paper, state II/II, from the edition of 40
DimensionsPlate: 5 13/16 × 7 1/2 in. (14.8 × 19.1 cm)
Sheet: 9 × 10 15/16 in. (22.8 × 27.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lewis Coulson in honor of Susan Schulman
Object number2022.314
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, 1921; Paul McCarron, New York, to Sept. 1989; Dr. Lewis Coulson, Chicago, 1989-2022; acquired by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in graphite, plate, center bottom edge: Robert Austin - 1921 -
Recto: Titled in graphite, below plate, bottom left corner: The Horse of Ostend.
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom right corner: A9707
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: 33 [encircled]
Recto [inside mat]: Inscribed in graphite, bottom edge: Robert Austin 1895 - 1973 The Horse of Ostend [underlined], etching, 1921. D. 28, II/II. Edition: 40. $650-

Watermark: unicorn
Catalogue raisonnéDodgson 28

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