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Artist/Maker
Henry Ernest Schnakenberg
(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
Collections
Additional Details
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].
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].
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
Henry Ernest Schnakenberg
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