Danse Macabre (r); Untitled (v)

Arthur Lismer

BIRTH YEAR 1885

BIRTH PLACE Sheffield, England

DEATH YEAR 1969

DEATH PLACE Montreal, Quebec

MEDIUM Charcoal and oil pastel on paper

DATE 1935 (r); n.d. (v)

DIMENSIONS 28.3cm x 38.4cm

ACCESSION NUMBER FAC 0773

CREDIT LINE Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, the Ottawa Art Gallery. Donated to the City of Ottawa by the Ontario Heritage Foundation

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
[Recto] A dark, shaded sketch depicts a skeleton playing a violin on the left, while other skeletons dance in the background below a crescent moon.[Verso] A quick outline similar to the central figure on recto.

Danse Macabre (r); Untitled (v)

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