Thomas Pitts

Gari Melchers American, 1860-1932
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About the Artwork

Thomas Pitts

between 1860 and 1932

Gari Melchers

1860-1932

American

Unknown

Watercolor over pencil on off-white wove paper

Sheet: 10 1/4 × 8 1/2 inches (26 × 21.6 cm)

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Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of Historic Memorials Society in Detroit

64.83

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Inscribed, in pen and black ink, upper center, verso: An original watercolor study | by Gari Melchiors | for the oil portrait of Lendall Pitts' father, | Thomas Pitts of Detroit. | This portrait is in the "Lendall Pitts Collection | of Family Portraits" | Elizabeth McCord Pitts - wife of Lendall Pitts | 1 Rue Rue Rousselet, | Paris - France 1938

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Lendall Pitts. 1964-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Gari Melchers, Thomas Pitts, between 1860 and 1932, watercolor over pencil on off-white wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Historic Memorials Society in Detroit, 64.83.

Thomas Pitts
Thomas Pitts