Image not available
Louis Raemaekers
1869-1956
Thanksgiving Day
ca. 1918
Black chalk, with brown, blue, green, and pink watercolor, on cream paper; framing lines in black chalk.
20 1/16 x 27 3/8 inches (510 x 695 mm)
Gift of J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1924.
2006.73
Inscription:
Signed at lower right, in black chalk, inside framing line, "Louis Raemaekers." Inscribed above image in black chalk, "Thanksgiving day" and "[illegible] to France" [cancelled]; below image, "What we have to be thankful for.", "Reserved for Mr. Lafan Allen, Lincoln Bank Bldg, Louisville, KY" (partially cut off), and framers marks in lower right corner. Stamp on verso lettered "Puck", partially cut off.
Provenance:
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Brown Robertson Co., N.Y., on April 30, 1918.
Catalog link:
Artist page:
Century:
Classification:
Department: