Child with Christmas Card
Alden Finney BrooksWW-1840-322331
1886·Watercolor, graphite, and gold paint on wove cardboard
Watercolor, light scraping to retain whites, graphite underdrawings; gold paint [border]; Stipple rich in face; used a combination of thin washes, layered to enchance and modify color and thick opaque color [red] which has a slight gloss [perhaps coated or combined with gun arabie]; entire sheet is covered·9 x 6 5/8 in. (22.9 x 16.8 cm)
Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, l989
Catalogue
- Year
- 1886
- Dimensions
- 9 x 6 5/8 in. (22.9 x 16.8 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Alden Finney Brooks
Artist
Alden Finney Brooks
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Alden Finney Brooks was an American artist active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.
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- Alden Finney Brooks
- Year
- 1886
- Dimensions
- 9 x 6 5/8 in. (22.9 x 16.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1840-322331
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified
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