| 753 |
| He Was Watching the Ghostly Sand Crabs |
| FES Title: | He was watching the ghostly sand crabs | |
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| Date: | 11/09/1916 | |
| Size: | 27″H x 38″W | |
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| Type: | illustration | |
| Published: | Knight, Leavitt Ashley. “The Thief in the Night.” Collier’s Weekly, 16 December 1916: 14. caption: He was watching the ghostly sand crabs flit about him, and saying: “She’s gone. She’ll never come back!” |
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| Inscription: | mr: FES / ’16 | |
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| Comments: | index; edit | |
| Commentary: | The reversed inscription in the publication is evidence that the painting was printed in reverse in Collier’s Weekly. Shortly after it was published the illustration was overpainted with #775. (day books) | |
| Provenance: | See #775 | |
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