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Charles Dana Gibson

Fanning the Invalid

1890–1910

Dating
Date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Pen and ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 3/8 × 28 1/8 in. (44.1 × 71.4 cm)
Collection no.
42.13.4
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Fanning the Invalid — Charles Dana Gibson. 1890–1910.

Medium: Pen and ink. Dimensions: Sheet: 17 3/8 × 28 1/8 in. (44.1 × 71.4 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund, 1942.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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