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Maker(s):Behmer, Marcus
Culture:German (1879-1958)
Title:Der Sammler [The Collector]
Date Made:1904 March 18
Type:Drawing
Materials:Black ink and graphite on buff paper.
Place Made:Europe
Measurements:Mat: 19 5/16 in x 14 1/4 in; 49.1 cm x 36.2 cm; Sheet: 12 15/16 in x 8 3/8 in; 32.9 cm x 21.3 cm; Image: 11 13/16 in x 7 7/8 in; 30 cm x 20 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1988.14.25
Credit Line:Gift of Helene B. Black (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
mh_1988_14_25_v1.jpg

Description:
A black boy (?) with pointed devil's ear and wizened arm and bare feet wearing overalls, holding a pin behind his back. He is looking at a butterfly on a branch. Apparently he is intending to stab it. (A butterfly collector with a holding pin.)See conservation records.

Subjects:
Graphite

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