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Herd of Buffalo fording a river
Rudolph Friedrich Kurz (Swiss (active U.S.) 1818–1871)
January 13, 1866
Medium/Technique
Black chalk on buff paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 30.6 x 47.3 cm (12 1/16 x 18 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number50.3926
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 808 (Visiting foreign artists)
DescriptionTwo buffalo emerging from river in foreground at head of line extending to further shore.
Marks
Watermark: De Canson
InscriptionsBottom right in chalk: "13.1.66" Verso: cut-makers instructions
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA December 14, 1950