The Bridge
Loïs Mailou Jones
American Art
MEDIUM
Watercolor and graphite on paper
DATES
1938
DIMENSIONS
19 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (49.5 × 39.4 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed, titled, and dated; Signed and titled verso "The Bridge, Venice, Italy"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2022.8
CREDIT LINE
Robert A. Levinson Fund, purchased in honor of Saundra Williams-Cornwell and W. Don Cornwell for their two decades of stalwart generosity and dedication to the Brooklyn Museum
PROVENANCE
Prior to 2022, provenance not yet documented; before 2022, acquired by an unidentified private collector of Richmond, VA; by 2022, acquired from an unidentified private collector by Black Art Auction, Indianapolis, IN; March 12, 2022, purchased from Black Art Auction by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION
Loïs Mailou Jones (American, 1905–1998). The Bridge, 1938. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 19 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (49.5 × 39.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert A. Levinson Fund, purchased in honor of Saundra Williams-Cornwell and W. Don Cornwell for their two decades of stalwart generosity and dedication to the Brooklyn Museum, 2022.8. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2022.8_PS11.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2022.8_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2022
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
© Estate of Lois Mailou Jones
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