Two Durable Doves

Rollin Kirby

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Rollin Kirby (American, 1875–1952). Two Durable Doves, 1938. Charcoal over graphite on paper, sheet: 14 3/8 x 17 7/8 in. (36.5 x 45.4 cm) image: 11 13/16 x 15 1/2 in. (30 x 39.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the artist, 44.8.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Two Durable Doves

Date

1938

Medium

Charcoal over graphite on paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

sheet: 14 3/8 x 17 7/8 in. (36.5 x 45.4 cm) image: 11 13/16 x 15 1/2 in. (30 x 39.4 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right in charcoal: "ROLLIN / KIRBY"

Inscriptions

Inscribed in charcoal lower left: "4 cols. Ed. page. Saturday"; at lower center: "10-1-'38"; in graphite at upper center: "TWO DURABLE DOVES"

Markings

On verso at upper right, embossed stamp of "GLARCO" within ring of text reading "LAGNER ART SUPPLY NEW YORK"

Credit Line

Gift of the artist

Accession Number

44.8.2

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