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Johann Scharhan

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Johann Scharhan
ca. 1830
Interior of a Pagan Temple. Verso: A Pointed Vault
Pen and black ink, with gray wash, yellow, and rose washes, on paper.
6 5/8 x 8 inches (168 x 203 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:606
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This drawing, and three additional sheets (1982.75:607-609), probably were designs for the opera "Fernando Cortez" by Spoutini.

Inscription: 

Signed at lower right in pen and black ink, "Scharhan 102".

Provenance: 
Michael Mayr (1796-1870); Marianne Fajt (d. ca. 1955); János Scholz; acquired in 1951 by Donald M. Oenslager.
Associated names: 

Mayr, Michael, 1796-1870, former owner.
Fájt, Marianne, d. ca. 1955, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Spoutini. Fernando Cortez.

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Scharhan, Johann
School: 
Austrian
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints