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Louis Raemaekers

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Louis Raemaekers
1869-1956
Nativity Scene in the Woods with a Pack of Wolves and a Group of Onlookers
ca. 1918
Watercolor over graphite, on cream card, framing lines in brown ink.
15 3/8 x 23 7/8 inches (391 x 607 mm)
Gift of J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1924.
2006.74
Inscription: 

Signed at lower left, in blue watercolor, inside framing line, "Louis Raemaekers." Stamp on verso lettered "Puck" and inscribed in red ink, "15 1/2 in. mat four colors" and dated "12/5", illegible signature.

Provenance: 
Purchased by J.P. Morgan Jr. from Brown Robertson Co., N.Y., on April 30, 1918.
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Artist page: 
Raemaekers, Louis
Century: 
20th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Modern and Contemporary Drawings