The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 14, 2026

A horizontally oriented pencil drawing features three oversized fish heads with gaping mouths, their forms emerging from a pale background. To our top center, one head displays a dark, scaly crown. To our right, another is rendered with bold, gestural strokes. Slender, ghost-like minnows swim between the larger figures, including one caught inside the open jaw on our left. Sweeping, vertical lines curve through the composition, creating movement.

Study for "Black Bass and Minnows"

1925

Paul B. Travis

(American, 1891–1975)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
pencil
Image: 27.5 x 40.2 cm (10 13/16 x 15 13/16 in.)
Gift of the Artist 1926.27
© Estate of Elisabeth Travis Dreyfuss
Location: Not on view
  • 1925–26
    Paul Bough Travis (the artist) [1891-1975], Cleveland Heights, OH
    February 18, 1926
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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    National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).
    The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919 - 1969: Fifty Years in Review. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 14-March 31, 1970).
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  • {{cite web|title=Study for "Black Bass and Minnows"|url=false|author=Paul B. Travis|year=1925|access-date=14 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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