Ruins in Ouadi Taffah, Egypt
Artist
John Beasley Greene
(American, born France, 1832 - 1856)
Date1854-1855
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 7/8 inches (22.23 × 30.15 cm)
Mount: 13 3/8 × 17 3/8 inches (33.99 × 44.15 cm)
Mount: 13 3/8 × 17 3/8 inches (33.99 × 44.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.52
SignedSigned on image recto, lower right, in negative: "J.B. Greene"
InscribedPossibly inscribed on image recto, lower left corner, in negative: [P...? illeg.]
MarkingsOn mount recto, upper left, in pencil: "F09";
On mount recto, upper right, in pencil: "6414";
On mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "Musi", "OUADI-TAFFAH" / "GL MSF / PAY";
On mount verso, top, in pencil: "Ruins in Ouadi Taffah [p36] / (pl.78);
On mount verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "E1102 / 979 x4 / Lot 120".
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DescriptionImage of a small structure constructed of rectangular stones set amid a rocky landscape with a row of palm trees. The structure has a central door opening and appears to be crumbling on the left side.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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