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Jan Matulka (American (born in Czechoslovakia), 1890–1972)

1923

Medium/TechniqueCharcoal (recto); watercolor and charcoal (verso) on paper

DimensionsSight: 47.3 x 29.2 cm (18 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.)
Framed: 54 x 46 cm (21 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.)

Credit LineEllen Kelleran Gardner Fund

Accession number1978.470

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ClassificationsDrawings

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InscriptionsSigned and dated l. r. "Matulka 23".ProvenanceRobert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York; purchased by MFA, December 13, 1978.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.

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