A pastel drawing of abstract, circular shapes in shades of brown and tan.

Team of Horses

Arthur Dove (1880-1946)

Date

1911 or 1912
Object Type

Drawings
Medium

Pastel on paper fiberboard mounted to plywood
Dimensions

18 1/8 x 21 1/2 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. signed: Dove
Verso:
Label from San Francisco Museum of Art
Label from Terry Dintenfass, Inc.
Label from White Art Museum, Cornell University
Handwritten label: 3. \ Arrangement in Yellow \ Black Red and White \ from Teams of horses pulling \ a heavy load up a hill. \ Arthur G. Dove \ 7 Livingston Place \ Stuyvesant Square \ New York City. \ $500.00 [last two zeroes underlined]
Torn, typewritten label on back of old frame: 7. Team of Horses, 1911 \ Dr. Mary C. Holt
[removed] white, printed label: 9. TEAM OF HORSES 1911 \ PASTEL ON LINEN \ COLLECTION OF MARY B. HOLT, M.D. \ BAY SHORE, NEW YORK
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1984.29
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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