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Lot 22

EDWIN BLASHFIELD "Study for a Head" (MIT Mural, 1922)

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Edwin HowlandBlashfield
(New York/ Massachusetts, 1848-1936)
Study for a Head in a Mural Panel, 1922
Charcoal & chalk on gray paper
26 1/2" x 19 1/2" (sight)

A study by noted American muralist Edwin Blashfield for one of the primary figuresin the central panel of his Walker Memorial Mural. The mural was commissioned on behalf ofBlashfield's alma mater, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Signed, dated, and titled in pencil below the image. Presented behind glass in a frame that measures 34" x 27".

Condition

Very good condition, noting a handful of pinholes near the top edge.