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no. 9. Pseudupeneus moana (3). Grimmistis [i.e. Grammistes] sexlineatus (80). Abudefduf unicellatus (102)

 Item — Box: 1 (RF-94-B), item: 100095035
Identifier: Art Survey no. 157
No. 9. Pseudupeneus moana (3), Grimmistis [i.e. Grammistes] sexlineatus (80), Abudefduf unicellatus (102)
No. 9. Pseudupeneus moana (3), Grimmistis [i.e. Grammistes] sexlineatus (80), Abudefduf unicellatus (102)

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Collection contains 21 paintings of fish painted observed during the 1933 Templeton Crocker Expedition to the Solomon Islands, with the exception of no. 8, which was painted during the 1930-1931 Zane Grey Expedition to the South Pacific. Text on the verso of each painting (not all fishes are identified) from which titles were derived.

All paintings are signed either at lower right or at lower left.

All items except the last two (numbered 23-24) are 26 x 36 cm. The last 2 items are 38 x 56 cm. Paintings no. 7, no. 10, and no. 17 are not in this collection.

Dates

  • 1931-1933

Extent

1 Painting : watercolor on heavy paper ; 26 x 36 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English