The Fortune Teller

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The Fortune Teller
The Fortune Teller
Artist/Maker (American, 1904 - 1967)
Publisher (active New York, c.1950 – c.1973)
DateMay 1954
MediumColor lithograph on paper
DimensionsComposition: 17 1/2 × 12 7/8 in. (44.5 × 32.7 cm) Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (50.5 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Elbert Lenrow, Class of 1923
Object number1984.338
Not on view
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Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of Elbert Lenrow;
c. 1954-1984: Private collection of Elbert Lenrow, acquired by subscription from the International Graphic Arts Society.
Markings Blind stamp: "CUNO. PHILA., PA. IMPRESSION" at lower center.
Signature Signed "BS" in stone at lower right composition; signed and dated "Spruance 54" at lower right in pencil.
Inscribed "Fortune Teller" at lower center in pencil; "57/200" at lower left in pencil; "Benton Spruance (1904, Philadelphia) / "The Fortune Teller", May 1954." on verso at lower right [upside down] in pencil.
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