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Old Houses on Cornelia Street near Sixth Avenue, New York City; verso: unfinished sketch
Old Houses on Cornelia Street near Sixth Avenue, New York City; verso: unfinished sketch
Artist/Maker

Old Houses on Cornelia Street near Sixth Avenue, New York City; verso: unfinished sketch

ca. 1890s
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink on watercolor paper; graphite and watercolor on paper
Overall: 7 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (19.4 × 29.5 cm)
Mat: 14 × 18 in. (35.6 × 45.7 cm)
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
1945.557
A note by the artist states that the buildings were demolished in 1909.
DescriptionArchitecture: This is a depiction of wooden houses in Greenwich Village, New York, NY.
Markingsinscriptions: signed, lower right: W.H.W.
InscribedSigned at lower right in graphite: "W.H.W"; inscribed at lower left in black watercolor: "old houses on / Cornelia St near Sixth Av."
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