DrawingsAmerican20th century

The Wracked Child

1949

Artists

Alfonso OssorioArtist

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Wax resist

Medium

Watercolor, black ink, pastel, crayon, and wax on blue wove paper, faded to white

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

46.8 x 57.4 cm (18 7/16 x 22 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Alfonso Ossorio, East Hampton, New York, sold; to Frederic and Siena Ossorio, Boulder, Colorado, 1986, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

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