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1918

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1941

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Painting, Heavy Swells

This is a Painting. It was created by Howard Russell Butler. It is dated 1918 and we acquired it in 1941. Its medium is oil on canvas mounted on cardboard. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Howard Russell Butler. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Howard Russell Butler.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 35.5 x 25.3 cm (14 in. x 9 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On verso, a label shows the printed address of the artist: "107 Library Place, Princeton, N.J.,"

It is signed

Signed in oil, lower right: H.R. Butler.

Cite this object as

Painting, Heavy Swells; Howard Russell Butler (American, 1856 - 1934); USA; oil on canvas mounted on cardboard; Sheet: 35.5 x 25.3 cm (14 in. x 9 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Howard Russell Butler; 1941-99-17

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