id:			148608
accession number:	1976.115
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.115
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:39.154000

Lake Memphremagog, c. 1880s. Harry Fenn (American, 1838/45–1911). Watercolor and gouache over graphite; sheet: 34.3 x 47.4 cm (13 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin 1976.115

title:				Lake Memphremagog
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creation date:			c. 1880s
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1889
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
copyright:			

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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	watercolor and gouache over graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 19th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Harry Fenn (American, 1838/45–1911)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 34.3 x 47.4 cm (13 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.)
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	description:	modern laid paper, laid down on cream(1) wove paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, lower left, in black ink: [artist monogram] ...   Memphremagog ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower left, in graphite: WCA - 3518 ; [see departmental card for record of old inscriptions]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review, 1976
	opening date:   1977-02-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review, 1976</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

	title:		Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century
	opening date:   2004-08-15T00:00:00
	<i>Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98.  "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."', 'opening_date': '1998-04-19T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century".  No exhibition catalogue.', 'opening_date': '2004-08-15T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	with Knoedler Galleries, New York
	date: before 1972
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	with Jules Brassner, New York
	date: 1972
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	Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, Shaker Heights, OH
	date: 1972-1976
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1976-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Rainey, Sue. <em>Creating a World on Paper: Harry Fenn's Career in Art.</em> Amherst, Mass.; Boston, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Press, 2013.
	page number: 	Mentioned, p. 275, illus. p. 277, fig. 6.50
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IMAGES

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