Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sleighing in Old New York
Object Number:
1990.3.1
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and white lead pigment over graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 22 in. ( 63.5 x 55.9 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Max F. Klepper"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Max F. Klepper"
Description:
Scene depicts a horse-drawn sleigh being driven through a street in New York City.
Gallery Label:
Klepper specialized in magazine illustration and animal paitnings. These may have been commissioned to illustrate a story or magazine article dealing with the popular theme of New York cityscape transformations. Both are in matching frames.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Delancy Thorn Grant
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.