Three figures seated at a table with a glowing candle on the tabletop; a young woman is at left and a man at right; an older woman in the center leans over and touches the palm of the younger woman on the left

Fortune Teller

Artist Harold Anchel (American, 1912-1980)

Date1935-1939

Place of originUnited States, North and Central America

MediumCharcoal on Paper

DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 x 11 in. (22.23 x 27.94 cm)

ClassificationsDrawings

Credit LineGift of David Anchel

Object number2025.9.5

Collections

MODERN

Visual DescriptionThree figures seated at a table with a glowing candle on the tabletop; a young woman is at left and a man at right; an older woman in the center leans over and touches the palm of the younger woman on the left

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