Deserted Wharf (The Old Mill at Cos Cob)

John Henry Twachtman, before 1899

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Deserted Wharf (The Old Mill at Cos Cob), before 1899. oil on canvas.

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oil on canvas · Unframed: 61.5 x 51 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Deserted Wharf (The Old Mill at Cos Cob)
Artist: John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902)
Date: before 1899
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 61.5 x 51 cm (24 3/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit line: Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1853–1902

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