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Circus Abstraction

A work made of watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper.

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  • A work made of watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper.

Date:

1920/40

Artist:

William Sommer
American, 1867-1949

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

William Sommer

Title

Circus Abstraction

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1920–1940

Medium

Watercolor with graphite on cream wove paper

Dimensions

27.9 × 38 cm (11 × 15 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Joseph M. Erdelac

Reference Number

1982.1523

Extended information about this artwork

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