Collection Headswim

Headswim

Robert Arneson American, 1930-1992
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About the Artwork

Headswim

1977

Robert Arneson

1930-1992

American

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Conté crayon, graphite pencil, and wash

Sheet: 30 inches × 41 1/2 inches (76.2 × 105.4 cm) Framed: 36 7/8 inches × 48 7/8 inches × 2 inches (93.7 × 124.1 × 5.1 cm)

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Gift of James Pearson Duffy

1995.80

Copyright Not Evaluated

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Inscribed, lower left: 9/2/77 Inscribed, in graphite, below the figure's head: underside glazed blue-green wet

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James Pearson Duffy;
1995-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Robert Arneson, Headswim, 1977, conté crayon, graphite pencil, and wash. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of James Pearson Duffy, 1995.80.

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