Four flying ducks

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Four flying ducks,

1869 – 1921

August Gaul, German, 1869–1921
x1948-1131

Information

Title
Four flying ducks
Dates

1869 – 1921

Maker
August Gaul
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
Overall: 9.9 x 15.8 cm (3 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-1131
Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower right: Aug. Gaul
Inscription
In graphite, verso, lower left: [illegible] Aug. Gaul | 1869-1921 | sirer 1927 [in Platt's hand]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in blue, verso, lower left: [circle with initials D.F.P.] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
German, European

According to an autograph partial inscription on the verso in Platt's hand, he purchased the drawing from Cassirer in 1927.

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