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Return of the Prodigal Son

1830–35
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Return of the Prodigal Son
  • Artist: Friedrich Olivier (German, Dessau 1791–1859 Dessau)
  • Date: 1830–35
  • Medium: Graphite; framing lines in pen and black ink
  • Dimensions: sheet: 6 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (16.5 x 11.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2004
  • Object Number: 2004.376
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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The Good Shepherd (recto); Cloud Studies (verso), Friedrich Olivier German, Graphite, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (recto); graphite (verso); framing lines in pen and brown ink, possibly by the artist
The Good Shepherd (recto); Cloud Studies (verso)
Friedrich Olivier
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Self-Portrait, turned slightly to the left, Käthe Kollwitz German, Pen and different shades of gray-black ink
Self-Portrait, turned slightly to the left
Käthe Kollwitz
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La table servie, Jacques Villon French, Graphite and black ink, squared in graphite, French
La table servie
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Portrait of Julius Olivier, the Artist's Son, Friedrich Olivier German, Graphite, watercolor, white gouache; octagonal framing lines
Portrait of Julius Olivier, the Artist's Son
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1846

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