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Drawing, Sketches at Étretat

This is a Drawing. It was created by Samuel Colman. It is dated ca. 1877 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is pen and brown ink, graphite on grey-green paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Samuel Colman. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman.

Its dimensions are

18.6 × 14.1 cm (7 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.)

It is signed

Verso: Signed in graphite, lower center: S Colman / Samuel Colman

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center [upside down]: Étretat.; in graphite, upper right: [?] / in walking; color notations on verso.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches at Étretat; Samuel Colman (American, 1832 - 1920); USA; pen and brown ink, graphite on grey-green paper; 18.6 × 14.1 cm (7 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman; 1939-85-133

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