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Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)
Sketches for Cease Firing
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Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)
Sketches for Cease Firing
inscribed 'Chadds Ford/Pa___/Dear Mr. Chapin/I am glad to know' (on the reverse)
pencil on paper
8 x 10½ in. (20.3 x 26.7 cm.)
Executed in 1910.
Special notice
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Lot Essay
The present work served as preparatory drawings for illustrations for the 1912 publication of Mary Johnston's book Cease Firing.
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