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Sunlight on Water

Artist Harry Callahan (American, 1912 - 1999)
Date1943
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/4 × 4 9/16 inches (8.26 × 11.59 cm)
Sheet: 4 11/16 × 7 15/16 inches (11.91 × 20.16 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.833
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in pencil: "Harry Callahan"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, top, in pencil: "EM90"; On sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "8-195-85"; On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "P5.008.195.85"
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DescriptionImage of bright squiggly lines on a dark surface with patches of pure black along the right edge.
Copyright© The Estate of Harry M. Callahan. Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
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