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Study for "What a Catch": Man Standing Holding a Fish
James Goodwyn Clonney (American (born in England), 1812–67)
about 1855
Medium/Technique
Graphite on paper squared in graphite
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.2 x 23.2 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number52.1577
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionRecto: Boy holding a fish up in his right hand. Study for painting, "What a Catch!" 1855. Verso: Graphite profile of a youth holding a gun, facing right.
Marks
Verso: inscribed from top to bottom in squares at right: 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 13, 1952