Head of a Boy (Recto) and Head of a Girl (Verso)

Abbott H. Thayer

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Caption

Abbott H. Thayer (American, 1849–1921). Head of a Boy (Recto) and Head of a Girl (Verso), ca. 1918–1919. Oil on board, 25 13/16 x 24 in. (65.5 x 61 cm). Brooklyn Museum, John B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 30.1149a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Head of a Boy (Recto) and Head of a Girl (Verso)

Date

ca. 1918–1919

Medium

Oil on board

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

25 13/16 x 24 in. (65.5 x 61 cm)

Signatures

Unsigned

Inscriptions

Recto (A): Inscribed upper right in pencil: "5277/5277" (Macbeth Inventory no.) Verso (B): Inscribed upper left in pencil: "A Thayer" (probably not artist's hand)

Markings

Verso (B): Incised near lower arc of halo on the right: "Abbott H. Thayer/1919"

Credit Line

John B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

30.1149a-b

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