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Charles Keene
1823-1891
Two Men at a Doorway
Pen and brown ink on paper.
7 x 4 9/16 inches (177 x 116 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2094
Notes:
Title from Ray.
Formerly in the collection of the artist's brother, Henry Keene.
Provenance:
Henry Keene; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary:
Drawing shows a man opening a door to a second man, shorter in stature, who stands on the threshold with a cane and a jaunty air; cancelled sketch on verso of the same subject, executed in pen and ink with touches of white and traces of graphite.
Associated names:
Keene, Henry, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Bibliography:
Ray, Gordon N. The illustrator and the book in England from 179-1914. New York : Oxford University Press, 1976, p. 119.
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