Figure Reading at a Table in an Interior at Night

Vilhelm Hammershøi Danish

ca. 1891

Not on view

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Title: Figure Reading at a Table in an Interior at Night
Artist: Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish, Copenhagen 1864–1916 Copenhagen)
Date: ca. 1891
Medium: Fabricated black and red chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 x 7 7/16 in. (24.9 x 18.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Van Day Truex Fund, 2012
Object Number: 2012.377
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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