Study of an African Figure
Artist
Eugène Fromentin
(French, 1820-1876)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1859
MediumChalk, paper
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (29.8 x 20.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
InscribedLower right: "Vente Eug. Fromentin/(Lugt 957)" and in brown ink "825".
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.56
Not on view
DescriptionBlack chalk on grey paper drawing. Study of an African man wearing a white robe and holding a book.ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition History"100 Drawing in the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk," 1979, March 2-May 6, 1979. "The Touch of Genius: Master Drawings from the Norfolk Collection," The Chrysler Museum at Seaboard Center, Norfolk, VA, Aug. 25-Oct. 10, 1986. MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM, Gallery 112, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, February 26 - April 23, 1989 SPECIAL EXHIBITION, Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Fall 1989 Published ReferencesEric M. Zafran, 100 DRAWINGS IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM AT NORFOLK, 1979, no. 65, pg. 27, ill. fig. 65.
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