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Pansies No. 2
Pansies
Pansies No. 2
James David Smillie (American, 1833–1909)
American
1890
Medium/Technique
Aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 × 23.1 cm (7 1/16 × 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK2060
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Witthoft 58
DescriptionExperiment with coarse crackle aquatint, wet ground, and white resin in alcohol
Marks
Verso, the manuscript collector's mark of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 5017)
InscriptionsLower left, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: To my friend S. R. Koehler, / from Jas. D. Smillie
Lower right, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: Experiment in aqua-tintal granulation. / June, '90.
Verso, in ink: S. R. Koehler
Lower right, in graphite, in the hand of James Smillie: Experiment in aqua-tintal granulation. / June, '90.
Verso, in ink: S. R. Koehler
ProvenanceBy 1898, gift of the artist to Sylvester Rosa Koehler (b. 1837 - d. 1900; Lugt 5017), Boston, and Littleton, NH; 1898, gift of Koehler to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 20, 1898)
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.
NOTE:
Koehler was the first Print Curator at the MFA and served from 1887 until his death in 1900. He deposited the majority of his collection at the MFA in 1895-1896. The gift of Koehler's collection was accepted by the Trustees of the MFA on October 20, 1898.