Christ at the Column
Artist
Jean-François Millet
(French, 1814-1875)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1846-48
MediumChalk, paper
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (29.2 x 14.9 cm)
InscribedInscribed in pen on the verso, "Original de Millet ayant appatener (?) a mon Pere J. M. Dumaresq (?)" and stamped in black "vente A-Dq" and with Platt's collections' stamps (Lugt 2066b and 750a).
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.70
Not on view
DescriptionBlack chalk on blue-grey paper drawing of Christ tied to a column.ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Dan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition HistorySpark, New York City, no. 95 (?). "One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk," Norfolk, VA, March 2 - May 6, 1979. "Special Exhibition," Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Fall 1989. Published ReferencesEric m. Zafran. _One Hundred Drawings in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk_. Norfolk, VA: 1979, No. 62, p. 26; Ill. No. 62, n.p.
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