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1981

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1984

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2024

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Drawing, Harmony

This is a Drawing. It was created by Ronald Searle and published by Clos du Val Wine Company, Limited and Taltarni Vineyards. It is dated 1981 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is pen and black ink, watercolor, crayon, gouache, graphite on heavy wove paper mounted on heavy wove paper.. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by John Goelet. It is credited Gift of John Goelet.

Its dimensions are

44.8 × 32.5 cm (17 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in blue ink on mount, verso: Ronald Searle/JOHN LOCKE STUDIO/15 EAST 76TH STREET/NEW YORK CITY, 10021/U.S.A. Butterfield 8-8010/Drawing/Dessin/Zeichnung/Copyright © Ronald Searle 1981

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink at lower left: Ronald Searle

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink at lower right margin: HARMONY. Typed in black ink on papper affixed at lower left margin: © Ronald Searle 1981. Typed in black ink on board: Harmony. Verso: inscribed in pen and black ink on mount: Harmony.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Harmony; Ronald Searle (British, active France, 1920 - 2011); Published by Clos du Val Wine Company, Limited, Taltarni Vineyards; pen and black ink, watercolor, crayon, gouache, graphite on heavy wove paper mounted on heavy wove paper.; 44.8 × 32.5 cm (17 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.); Gift of John Goelet; 1984-93-2

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