Vincent Colyer
Crimson Cactus bud of New Mexico

Crimson Cactus bud of New Mexico

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Crimson Cactus bud of New Mexico
ArtistAmerican, 1825–1888
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Crimson Cactus bud of New Mexico
Date1869
PlaceNew Mexico, United States
MediumWatercolor with pen and ink and scraping over graphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (irregular): 5 × 4 3/8 in. (12.7 × 11.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by AIG American General at "One Great Night in November, 1997"
Object numberB.97.23
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Kennedy Galleries, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, Spring, Texas, for display in Colyer exhibition, February 9–July 16, 1999
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on lower left: Crimson Cactus bud / of New Mexico / June 26th 1869
[no marks]

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