Edwin Howland Blashfield
Study of a Head for a Mural Panel

Overall recto.

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Study of a Head for a Mural Panel
ArtistAmerican, 1848–1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Study of a Head for a Mural Panel
Datec. 1893-1925
MediumCharcoal on wove paper, laid down on paper board
DimensionsSheet: 29 1/8 × 21 13/16 in. (74 × 55.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Linda and David Dillahunty, and Leslie and Jack Blanton, Jr. at Art + Paper 2023
Object number2023.186
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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Dallas, TX, Heritage Auctions, Fine & Decorative Arts Signature Auction, 27 June, 2016, Lot 65203]; [New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., 2016-May 2019]; [on consignment at Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates, LLC, Portsmouth, NH, May-August 2019]; [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, Aug. 2019-2023]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: Edwin H Blashfield / STUDY OF A HEAD / FOR A MURAL PANEL
Verso: [inaccessible]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: Edwin H Blashfield
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