Photography by Dwight Primiano
Cordial Conversation
ArtistJefferson David Chalfant(1856-1931)
Dateca. 1895
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensions11 3/4 x 15 in. (29.8 x 38.1 cm)
Signedl.r.: JD Chalfant
Inscription(s)recto, l.r.: JD Chalfant / Owner Frederick S. Gibbs / [indistinct] /1 Madison Ave. / Home # 427 [indistinct] 22ond St. N.Y.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.45
ClassificationDrawing
ProvenanceEstate of the Artist, 1931; by descent in family of the Artist; Lawrence Fleishman [1925-1997]; (Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY); John Driscoll, New York, NY; to (Babcock Galleries, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2007
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 24× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.
