Robert Ormerod Preusser
Subtle Color

Subtle Color

Subtle Color
Subtle Color
ArtistAmerican, 1919–1992
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Subtle Color
Date1937
PlaceHouston, Texas, United States
MediumWatercolor on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 5 5/8 × 4 15/16 in. (14.3 × 12.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor in memory of Bill Graham
Object number93.337
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"American Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper 1940s-1960s," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 20, 2015—February 7, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in black ink, lower left: Robt. Preusser
verso: "Robert Preusser
Labeled on frame verso, black ink on beige adhesive label: "SUBTLE COLOR/ watercolor on paper/ 5 x 3 3/4 inches" On white label: "PARKERSON GALLERY/ 3510 Lake Street/ Houston, Texas 77098/ ROBERT PREUSSER/ SUBTLE COLOR, 1937/ watercolor, signed/ 5 3 3/4 inches/ (RP 87)" Blue ink on white: "ARTIST/ SERVICES/ 664-3302/ 9224 Buffalo Speedway/ Houston, Texas 77025" Inscribed in black ink on verso, top: "1937 WATERCOLOR/ SUBTLE COLOR 5 x 3 3/4"

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