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Preparatory sketch for London Buses (recto); lighthouse and harbor (verso)

1949
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Preparatory sketch for London Buses (recto); lighthouse and harbor (verso)
  • Artist: Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
  • Date: 1949
  • Medium: Watercolor, graphite, and gouache (recto); charcoal (verso)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 17 3/8 × 8 1/4 in. (44.1 × 21 cm)
    Image: 13 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (34.3 × 18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Leslie and Johanna Garfield Gift, Lila Acheson Wallace, Charles and Jessie Price, and David T Schiff Gifts, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, Dolores Valvidia Hurlburt Bequest, PECO Foundation and Friends of Drawings and Prints Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.592.514
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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