Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Luce Center
'The Old Grapevine" Tavern, Sixth Avenue at 11th Street, New York City
Title
'The Old Grapevine" Tavern, Sixth Avenue at 11th Street, New York City
Date
1911
Medium
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 14 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description
Architecture: The building depicted stood at the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue and 11th Street. At the left a part of the second "Beth Haim" (House of Rest) Jewish cemetery is visible.
Credit Line
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number
1945.593
Marks
inscriptions: Lower right: Old Grapevine, bottom center: The Old Vineyard, cor. 9th st. and 6th Ave., N.Y., 1911
Inscriptions
Inscribed along lower border in graphite: "'The Old Grapevine' / windows on front too narrow / time 230 p.m. Jan 23 -- / The Old Vinyard / Cor 9th St and 6th Av. N.Y. 1911"; at upper right: "Tall house"
Gallery Label
Wallace's note errs in citing the location of this view at 9th Street.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
