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Marsden Hartley
Man Seated in a Rocker Reading a Newspaper

Not on view
Graphite drawing on off-white paper, loose gestural strokes depicting a bearded male figure in a twisted seated pose, signed 'Marsden Hartley' in cursive at lower right

Marsden Hartley, Man Seated in a Rocker Reading a Newspaper, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Frank Perls, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Marsden Hartley
United States, 1877-1943
Title
Man Seated in a Rocker Reading a Newspaper
Place Made
United States
Medium
Pencil on paper, laid down
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 8 7/8 in. (30.64 × 22.54 cm) Image: 11 5/8 × 8 5/8 in. (29.53 × 21.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Perls
Accession Number
50.3
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings