Boys Playing on Rocks

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Boys Playing on Rocks
Boys Playing on Rocks
Artist/Maker (American, 1892 - 1970)
Date1943
MediumWatercolor on board
DimensionsComposition: 16 3/4 × 21 1/2 in. (42.5 × 54.6 cm)
Credit LinePurchased in part with funds donated by William G. Roehrick, Class of 1934, H1971
Object number1991.204
Not on view
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Exhibition History 1992
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Highlights from the Hamilton College Collection," June 5 - September 6, 1992 (cat. no 58);

1964
Stony Brook, NY (Department of Fine Arts, State University of New York at Stony Brook). "A Family Collection," December 7-18, 1964 (cat no. 34) [per label on backing paper].
Provenance 1991: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by purchase at auction, Christie's, New York;
unknown dates: H. Allan Knox, Odell Lake Road, Stamford, NY [per label on backing paper];
unknown dates: Kraushaar Galleries, New York [per label on backing paper].
Markings Adhesive label on verso at upper left: JSHAAK GALLERIES 32 East 57th Street, New York 22, N.Y. / Henry Schnakenberg / [cut off]ys Playing on Rocks / 200.00 No. Size; Board manufacturer's stamp on verso at center: FACED WITH GENUINE / EXTRA HARD SIZED / WHATMAN DRAWING PAPER / By Authority of the Manufacturers / W. & R. BALLSTON LTD. / COLD PRESSED
Published References HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat., Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, June 5 – September 6, 1992, cat. no. 58).
Signature Signed in watercolor at lower right: Schnakenberg [with faded signature directly below it]
Inscribed Inscribed in magenta ink on verso at upper center: C. 1-Y; dated in watercolor on verso at upper center: CENTRAL PARK, SEPT. 1943
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