Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sleighing in New York
Object Number:
1990.3.2
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and white lead pigment over graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 7/8 x 25 in. ( 63.2 x 63.5 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower right: " Max F. Klepper"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "Max F. Klepper"
Description:
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.
