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2017.56.693

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Bound sketchbook

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Artist

Walter Pach (New York, New York, 1883 – 1958, New York, New York)

Title

Bound sketchbook

Creation Date

ca. 1910

Dimensions

9 x 5 x 1/2 in. (22.86 x 12.7 x 1.27 cm)

Object Type

drawing

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

graphite, ink, paint or ink wash on paper

Credit Line

Gift of Francis M. Naumann and Marie T. Keller

Copyright

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Accession Number

2017.56.693

Object Description

Bound sketchbook
Inscribe on first page: Walter Pach / 13 East 14th St. N.Y.
63 pages, 7 detached pages loosely inserted
Containing preliminary sketches for The Smiling Landscape, 1915, The Cathedral, 1916, Sunday Night, 1916

Updated May 2021: About 63 pages, with 78 sketches and another 8 pages loosely inserted. Subjects include babies, cityscapes, figures, portraits, window views, trees, horse, schooner, boats / harbor, landscapes. Some sketches have been emphatically crossed out. There are 4 pages of notes on color, effect, sizing, framing.

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