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My Cabin on Elk Creek, Montana Territory
Peter Peterson Tofft (Danish (active in the United States and England), 1825–1901)
1866
Place Depicted: Montana Territory, United States
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 22.5 x 14.9 cm (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number50.3879
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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. 850 (Visiting Foreign ARtists)
DescriptionCabin surrounded by tall pines. At right man in boots approaching, a pick and post-hole digger over his shoulder.
InscriptionsSigned in lower right with monogram
Verso in graphite pencil: "My Cabin / on Elk Creek / Montana Territory / Summer 1866. " and "Miss Avery from her friend / Peter Tofft. / With his deep compassion / St. Mary's Hospital. Rochester. N.Y., Jan 8th 1868."
Verso in graphite pencil: "My Cabin / on Elk Creek / Montana Territory / Summer 1866. " and "Miss Avery from her friend / Peter Tofft. / With his deep compassion / St. Mary's Hospital. Rochester. N.Y., Jan 8th 1868."
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA December 12, 1950