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Hendrick Avercamp

Two Gentlemen (verso)

c. 1618
Pen and black ink, black and red chalk, graphite and watercolor on blue paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Though incomplete due to the cut of the sheet, the gestures of the men on the back of this drawing suggest they could be engaged in a game of kolf, a ball and paddle game played on the ice that appears frequently in the artist’s winter scenes.

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