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Cactus and Tropical Foliage

(American, 1877–1946)
about 1919–22
Medium/TechniqueWatercolor over graphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 46.4 x 61.3cm (18 1/4 x 24 1/8 in.)
Framed: 66 x 80 cm (26 x 31 1/2 in.)
Credit LineSophie M. Friedman Fund
Accession number1984.412
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsSigned center right in graphite: Joseph Stella
ProvenanceJohn Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA; purchased by MFA, September 1984.
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