Harvard Art Museums > 2004.185.1-23: Sketchbook (Siena, Perigord) Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sketchbook (Siena, Perigord) (Elena Prentice) , 2004.185.1-23,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/55100. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2004.185.1-23 People Elena Prentice, American (Boston, MA born 1946) Title Sketchbook (Siena, Perigord) Classification Drawings Work Type sketchbook Date 1981 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/55100 Physical Descriptions Medium Sketchbook with gray cardboard covers, held together by white spiral wire Dimensions 10.9 x 15.3 cm (4 5/16 x 6 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Elena Prentice, Tangier, Morocco, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2004. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Elena Prentice in memory of Gweneth Knight Copyright © Elena Prentice Accession Year 2004 Object Number 2004.185.1-23 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Sketchbook with gray cardboard covers, held together by white spiral wire. The pages are of white wove paper, with a perforated edge and discoloration to the outside edges. The inside of the front cover bears scribbled marks in black pen. The outside of the back cover has an inscription in black ink which reads "July 1981 / Siena / Perigord." The inscription is written vertically. There is a blue stamp noting that the sketchbook was "Made In France," as well as a blue price sticker reading "F6.50." Twenty-three drawings, although some pages may have been removed. The drawings are dated in brown ink or graphite in the lower right corner. There are no drawings on the verso of the sheets. All the drawings are executed in watercolor with either ink or graphite framing rectangles applied over the watercolor. All the drawings depict landscapes. Exhibition History Under Cover: Artists' Sketchbooks, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/2006 - 10/22/2006 American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/20/2023 - 08/13/2023 Related Works 2004.185.11 Elena Prentice Seascape Drawings 2004.185.8 Elena Prentice Landscape, Siena Drawings 2004.185.7 Elena Prentice Sunrise, Siena Drawings 2004.185.4 Elena Prentice View from Nanni's House, Siena Drawings 2004.185.1 Elena Prentice Cityscape Drawings 2004.185.6 Elena Prentice Sunrise, Siena Drawings 2004.185.16 Elena Prentice Landscape Drawings 2004.185.13 Elena Prentice Seascape Drawings 2004.185.12 Elena Prentice Seascape Drawings 2004.185.10 Elena Prentice Sky Study Drawings 2004.185.5 Elena Prentice Sunrise, Siena Drawings 2004.185.3 Elena Prentice Nanni Guiso's House, Siena Drawings 2004.185.2 Elena Prentice Landscape Drawings 2004.185.22 Elena Prentice Landscape, Perigord Drawings 2004.185.21 Elena Prentice Landscape, Perigord Drawings 2004.185.17 Elena Prentice Seascape Drawings 2004.185.15 Elena Prentice Landscape Drawings 2004.185.23 Elena Prentice Seascape Drawings 2004.185.20 Elena Prentice Landscape Drawings 2004.185.14 Elena Prentice Seascape Drawings 2004.185.9 Elena Prentice Morning Mist, Siena Drawings 2004.185.19 Elena Prentice Landscape Drawings 2004.185.18 Elena Prentice Landscape, Perigord Drawings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
