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From an Office Window

From an Office Window

Maker (British, 1889-1946)
Collections
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Date1916
Mediumpastel on paper
Dimensionssheet: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.8 cm.) frame: 20 1/2 × 17 in. (52.1 × 43.2 cm.)
DescriptionThis a view of London from the vantage point of an office window in the city. In this soft, grisaille pastel, the artist portrays the city and the atmospheric effect of the smog that hung over it at the beginning of the 20th century.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased in memory of Russel Kully with funds from the Art Collectors’ Council, with additional support from the Douglas and Eunice Erb Goodan Endowment Fund, the Connie Perkins Endowment, the Estate of Kendrick Schlatter, and an anonymous donor
Status
Not on view
Object number2022.13
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