Persephone, 1944

Title

Persephone

Draughtsman

• Mark Tobey

Period Produced

• 20th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• tempera
• cardboard

Technique

• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• North American

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten rechts (mit Pinseli in Rot): Tobey / 44

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet mittig (mit Bleistift): 9 [im Kreis]; unten rechts: Persephone

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2023

Acquisition

Acquired in 2022 as a gift from Christian Strenger

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Persephone

Primary

• 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History