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Fantastical drawing of a monk and a giant dragonfly [drawing].

BIB_ID
266527
Accession number
MA 12619
Creator
Barton, Ralph, 1891-1931.
Published
1920s.
Credit line
The Melvin R. Seiden Collection. Gift of Janine Luke in honor of William M. Griswold and in memory of Melvin R. Seiden, 2011.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
491 x 335 mm
Inscriptions/Markings
"To Gerry - Ralph Barton"--in yellow ink on lower left recto.
Provenance
Melvin R. Seiden; Janine Luke.
Summary
A monk (or maybe a nun) in robes and displaying his/her cross is shown floating on a cloud of smoke, as a giant dragonfly and the limbs of a giant man/god figure surround the smaller human figure.
Medium
Pen, brush with opaque and transparent inks with varnish coating, on paper.
Classification