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The Bowsprit

(American, 1862–1951)
probably 1922
Medium/TechniqueWatercolor over graphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 40.9 x 51.2 cm (16 1/8 x 20 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Augustus Hemenway
Accession number22.603
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ClassificationsWatercolors
Inscriptionsl.l. F.W. Benson/'22(?)
ProvenanceAugustus Hemenway; gift to MFA, June 1, 1922.
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