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Edmund J. Sullivan
1869-1933
Sketches for "Love Among the Ruins". Verso: Cafe Royale
Pen and black ink over graphite, graphite, on paper.
9 15/16 x 7 5/8 inches (252 x 195 mm)
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.1731
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Drawings probably intended as illustrations, cartoons, or advertisementss for unidentified publication(s).
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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Sketches and studies in pen and ink on recto for a design showing a winged female figure kneeling down to embrace a cherub who walks towards her, urged on by a man who stands behind the child at left, the scene set against a background of of trees and ruined buildings; sketch at lower right is captioned by the artist, "First sketch of the League of Nations / Love Among the Ruins. Dedicated to the League of Nations." On verso: pencil sketch showing various figures seated at a bar, with an emaciated figure leaning on a piano and singing in the foreground; caption at lower right reads, "Cafe Royale".
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