STUDIES OF PUTTI
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Studies of Putti

James Wells Champney (American, 1843–1903)

ca. 1890

Medium
Graphite on paper
Classification
Figures (representations)
Dimensions
24.2 × 27.8 cm (9 1/2 × 10 15/16 in.)
Culture
USA
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. J. Wells Champney
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
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About this work

Three studies of standing figures for cherubs, with a fourth partial figure and study of head.