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John La Farge

Study of a Figure, 1897

Description

Maker

John La Farge, 1835-1910, American

Title

Study of a Figure

Year

1897

Medium

Watercolor on smooth illustration board

Materials/Techniques

Materials

watercolor

Supports

Smooth wove illustration board

Dimensions

48.3 x 31.6 cm (19 x 12 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and dated in pencil, LL:LF1897

Type

Credit

Gift of William C. Loring

Object Number

42.066

Exhibition History

Tradition and Innovation in American Watercolors

January 27 - April 11, 1999

John La Farge worked in the watercolor medium from a very young age. From the late 1850s to the end of the 1870s, La Farge lived and worked between Newport and Boston, designing and executing murals and stained-glass windows for churches and public buildings throughout the region.

Gifts from the Rhode Island Foundation

January 6 - February 26, 1989

Selection 1

December 30, 1971 - January 23, 1972

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