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1936

  • Work on this object began.

1963

  • We acquired this object.

2013

2025

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Drawing, Study for a Motif with Tree Trunk and Leaf

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. It is dated 1936 and we acquired it in 1963. Its medium is graphite, brush and black gouache on cream paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.

Its dimensions are

8.3 × 5.3 cm (3 1/4 × 2 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for a Motif with Tree Trunk and Leaf; Designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer (American, active England, 1890–1954); USA; graphite, brush and black gouache on cream paper; 8.3 × 5.3 cm (3 1/4 × 2 1/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer; 1963-39-874

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