Composition in Brown

Norman Lewis · 1953

Norman Lewis: American, 1909 - 1979

UnclassifiedUnited States

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Composition in Brown

1953

Dating: Exact year
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Watercolor and brush and black ink, with pen and brown and black ink, red chalk, and brown pastel, on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 48.2 × 61 cm (19 × 24 1/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1954.121
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

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Composition in Brown — Norman Lewis. 1953.

Medium: Watercolor and brush and black ink, with pen and brown and black ink, red chalk, and brown pastel, on cream wove paper. Dimensions: 48.2 × 61 cm (19 × 24 1/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

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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