Light Study

Artist Francis Bruguière (American, 1879 - 1945)

Date1921

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 inches (23.81 x 18.73 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.2550

InscribedNotations Signed in artist's hand See description Back of Print Handwritten Description: "Lighter than air, this figure floats through an ether of pale mauve, its lines softened and veiled in a blue that is as gentle as its own fragility." Initialed Signed in artist's hand "FB 2." Recto, LR

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DescriptionVintage gelatin silver print of "Light Study". Artist's initials "FB2." on front of print; Handwritten inscription on back of print: "Lighter than air, this figure floats...gentle as its own fragility".

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