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Before Mass

Robert Austin · c. 1926

Robert Austin: British, 1895 - 1973

UnclassifiedUnited Kingdom
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Robert Austin, Robert Sargent Austin

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Robert Austin

Before Mass

c. 1926

pen and black ink with watercolor over graphite · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Medium
pen and black ink with watercolor over graphite
Dimensions
overall: 44.2 x 33 cm (17 3/8 x 13 in.)
Collection no.
1943.3.1010
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Collection: National Gallery of Art

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Before Mass — Robert Austin. c. 1926.

Medium: pen and black ink with watercolor over graphite.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 44.2 x 33 cm (17 3/8 x 13 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.1010. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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