Jerome Myers Art

American, 1867-1940

Born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867, Jerome Myers became an important painter of urban realism, starting with a series of images of ghetto life in 1887, the year he began studying at the Cooper Union. One of his earliest works is Backyard from that year, in a private collection, which already shows a raw, unidealized view of New York City. Thus, he actually anticipated the productions of the Ashcan School. Myers continued his studies at the Art Students League where his teacher was George de Forest Brush, the academic painter of idealized Native Americans. Brush's classicism did not rub off on Myers, who had no patience for careful drawing. He was even disturbed by the presence of a studio model, so he completed a series of self-portrait drawings to satisfy the faculty's requirements. For Myers, the academic experience was too imitative. However, he stayed around for eight years. Like artists of the Ashcan School, Myers went directly to the streets of New York for inspiration. He carried a 9x11 inch sketch pad wherever he went, like a "day and night prowler in and out of the crowds," explained Guy Pène du Bois. By 1895, Myers found a position in the New-York Tribune's art department. Probably because of academic indoctrination, Myers thought it was necessary to travel to Paris. There, he shared a room with Solon Borglum and noted the pathetic ruins of American students who had lingered too long. Myers realized the trip was not really that helpful and returned to America. "I asked myself what Paris could give, and the answer was 'Nothing’" Later in a newspaper article, Myers was extolled as "the only artist of consequence in the United States, possibly, who had no European training." He met the influential art dealer William Macbeth, who agreed to exhibit his art and the painter noted ". . . almost overnight, I had become a professional artist," thanks to this encounter. This led to various exhibitions, including the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, where his painting Night Concert won a bronze medal. In 1908, Macbeth gave Myers his first one-man show in January, a month before the famous exhibition of Robert Henri's group The Eight. In many respects, the style of Myers paralleled the gritty urban realism of Henri, George Luks, John Sloan, Everett Shinn, Theresa Bernstein and William Glackens. Although Myers was a friend of Henri, he was not part of the group because Henri regarded Myers's art as too sentimental. Sloan thought it was more a question of Myers being roughly the same age as Henri and thus could not have been a disciple. Myers did, however, participate in the "Exhibition of Independent Artists" in 1910, which Henri and his colleagues organized. Then Myers hosted a group in his studio that was to become the American Association of Painters and Sculptors (AAPS), the group responsible for the Armory Show in 1913. Myers, who exhibited two paintings there along with fifteen drawings, was dismayed that the European art in the show attracted the most attention. In addition, the work turned out to be radical modernist-oriented, excluding the contemporary realists entirely. Myers returned to the streets of New York, especially the places where immigrants gathered on the Lower East Side. He noted, when the immigrants "merge here with New York, something happens that gives vibrancy I didn't get in any other place." He also depicted the moment of leisure, for example, at the East River Pier and night concerts in the parks. Myers relished in the outdoor activities of New Yorkers, and at the end of his life, he regretted a new distrusting atmosphere in which people tended to stay more at home: "Something is gone. Something is missing." I say to myself, "It is the warmth of human contact. New Yorkers no longer live in the open." Myers continued to exhibit and win prizes, five at the National Academy of Design. His works are to be found in major American museums.

Jerome Myers, Virginia Modeling, Hand-Colored Etching, Signed “Imp”, c. 1920

$2,250

Jerome Myers, Virginia Modeling, Hand-Colored Etching, Signed “Imp”, c. 1920

By Jerome Myers

Located in Morristown, NJ

Jerome Myers (American, 1867–1940) "Virginia Modeling," ca. 1912–1920 Hand-colored etching on paper, pencil signed Jerome Myers imp. with pencil notation on the back left corner of VIRGINIA MODELING Possibly an artist’s proof outside the edition of 50 Description: An exceptional and intimate hand-colored etching by Jerome Myers, a foundational member of the Ashcan School and one of early 20th-century America’s most lyrical chroniclers of urban life. Virginia Modeling depicts Myers’s young daughter seated at a table forming a small clay figure beside a lush floral arrangement—a tender scene of childhood creativity rendered with the artist’s characteristic delicacy. This composition is based on a 1912 preparatory drawing now held in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. The etching was created around 1920 and is hand-colored in subtle tones, likely by the artist himself or in collaboration with his wife, artist Ethel Myers. The work is pencil signed and marked imp, indicating that the artist printed or supervised the printing of this impression himself—suggesting a personal connection to this particular work. Virginia Myers...

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1920s American Art Nouveau Vintage Jerome Myers Art

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Paper

Jerome MyersChildren in Mulberry Street, c. 1910

$525

Children in Mulberry Street

By Jerome Myers

Located in New York, NY

Jerome Myers (1867-1940), Children in Mulberry Street, c. 1910, soft ground etching and plate tone, signed in pencil lower right. In good condition (apart from weakening at platemark...

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1910s American Realist Jerome Myers Art

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Etching

Jerome MyersMOTHER AND CHILD RESTING #1

$750

MOTHER AND CHILD RESTING #1

By Jerome Myers

Located in Portland, ME

Myers, Jerome (American. 1867-1940). MOTHER AND CHILD RESTING #1 Softground etching, not dated. Signed in pencil, lower right and also in the plate. 5 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (plate), 12 ...

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Early 20th Century Jerome Myers Art

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Etching

Jerome MyersChildren Playing on The Slide, Ashcan School - Lower East Side, 1905 Circa

$25,000

Children Playing on The Slide, Ashcan School - Lower East Side

By Jerome Myers

Located in Miami, FL

Immigrant children from New York's Lower East Side are joyfully captured whizzing down on a slide. From the window of a tenement building, a lone adult with child witnesses the foli...

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Early 1900s Ashcan School Jerome Myers Art

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Canvas, Oil

Jerome MyersUNTITLED (STREET SCENE WITH PUSHCART)

$875

UNTITLED (STREET SCENE WITH PUSHCART)

By Jerome Myers

Located in Portland, ME

Myers, Jerome. UNTILED (STREET SCENE WITH PUSHCART). Etching with hand-coloring, not dated, but about 1910. Edition of 50. Signed in pencil and numbered 32/50. 7 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches, ...

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Early 20th Century Jerome Myers Art

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Etching

Jerome MyersMorning on the East Side

$715

Morning on the East Side

By Jerome Myers

Located in New York, NY

Jerome Myers (1867-1940), Morning on the East Side, c. 1910, colored etching, signed in pencil lower right and annotated “imp.”; numbered and titled (twice) lower left. In very good ...

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1910s Jerome Myers Art

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Color, Etching

Jerome MyersAt the Show, 1920

$785

At the Show

By Jerome Myers

Located in New York, NY

Jerome Myers (1867-1940), At the Show, etching and drypoint, c. 1920, signed in pencil lower right. In good condition, with margins (paper losses upper corners), faint ink marks and ...

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1920s American Realist Jerome Myers Art

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Drypoint, Etching

Cecil BellThe Magician. New York Ashcan School Magic Entertainment Watercolor Painting

$5,500

H 24 in W 28 in

The Magician. New York Ashcan School Magic Entertainment Watercolor Painting

Located in Marco Island, FL

A vibrant painting depicting a magician pulling doves from his hat for an enthusiastic audience. It captures a moment of modern city amusement that many artists, from Degas to Picas...

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Mid-20th Century Ashcan School Jerome Myers Art

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Watercolor, Board

1920s Jerome Myers Print

$375

H 12.5 in W 12.75 in D 1 in

1920s Jerome Myers Print

Located in Tarrytown, NY

1920s Jerome Myers print titled in the Gallery. Signed.

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1920s Vintage Jerome Myers Art

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Paper

Frank BensonRUNNING THE RAPIDS, 1927

$2,800

H 16 in W 20 in

RUNNING THE RAPIDS

By Frank Benson

Located in Portland, ME

Benson, Frank. RUNNING THE RAPIDS. Paff 269. Etching, 1927. Edition of 150. Signed in pencil. Printed on Whatman paper. 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches (plate), 8 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches (sheet). A...

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1920s American Realist Jerome Myers Art

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Etching

Lambrecht HopferThe Crucifixion (Christ on the Cross) /// Jesus after Albrecht Dürer Old Masters, Circa: 1530

$1,200

H 14.88 in W 13.88 in

The Crucifixion (Christ on the Cross) /// Jesus after Albrecht Dürer Old Masters

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Lambrecht Hopfer (German, Active c. 1525-1550) Title: "The Crucifixion (Christ on the Cross)" Portfolio: (after) The Engraved Passion *Issued unsigned, though monogram signed by Hopfer in the plate (printed signature) lower right Circa: 1530, (published c. 1690, second state of three) Medium: Original Etching on laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: The Hopfer family, Augsburg, Germany; (David Funck, Nuremberg, Germany) Publisher: The Hopfer family, Augsburg, Germany; (David Funck, Nuremberg, Germany) Framing: Recently framed, the sheet is floated over, and top-matted with a 100% cotton fabric rag mat from Holland in a wood moulding and Museum glass Framed size: 14.88" x 13.88" Sheet size: 5.5" x 3.63" Reference: Bartsch No. VIII.527.12; Hollstein No. 12.II Condition: Trimmed to platemark. A few tiny professional repairs: at elbow of Jesus's right arm and the inside thigh of Jesus. Some light skinning upper right corner and lower right area. It is otherwise a strong impression in good condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Green Bay, WI; acquired from Sotheby's, New York, NY in c. 2015. The artist Lambrecht Hopfer's printed monogram signature "LH" lower right. The printer/publisher David Funck's (plate) number "182" lower right. This etching is after Albrecht Dürer’s 1511 engraving "The Crucifixion (Christ on the Cross)", ("Dürer-Katalog" - Meder No. 13, page 73). Printed in black from an iron plate. The image depicts Christ on the cross at center, the Virgin at left, two Maries behind her, St. John standing at right, a Roman solider behind him. It is after the eleventh plate of Dürer's sixteen plates from his 1507-1513 "The Engraved Passion" series, ("Dürer-Katalog" - Meder No. 3-18, page 70-74). "The print was originally designed without the number engraved in the lower margin (First state: Lambrecht Hopfer, c. 1530). The Hopfers' descendant David Funck (Nuremberg, 1642–1705) acquired over two hundred of their original iron plates, engraved numbers into them, and re-printed them around 1686-1700. The "182" indicates that "The Crucifixion" was the 182nd print in Funck’s series (Second state: David Funck, c. 1686-1700). About a century later, 92 of these plates were acquired by Carl Wilhelm Silberberg in Frankfurt and printed for the third and final time in the book "Opera Hopferiana", of which "The Crucifixion" was the 90th print (Third state: Carl Wilhelm Silberberg for "Opera Hopferiana", 1802)". - Elizabeth Upper, Cambridge University Library, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Biography: Lambrecht (Lambert) Hopfer (Active c. 1525-1550) was a German Old Masters printmaker. He was the brother of Hieronymus Hopfer (Active c. 1520-1530) and son of Daniel Hopfer...

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16th Century Old Masters Jerome Myers Art

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Etching, Laid Paper

John BaldessariKiss, Hair, Hands, 1986

$4,000

H 29 in W 19.75 in

Kiss, Hair, Hands

By John Baldessari

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: John Baldessari Title: Kiss, Hair, Hands Year: 1986 Medium: Etching with aquatint on Rives B.F.K paper Sheet: 29 x 19 3/4 inches (73.7 x 50.2 cm) Edition: 35; signed, numbere...

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1980s Contemporary Jerome Myers Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Madonna and child, Italian school, 18th century

$6,927

H 38.39 in W 32.29 in

Madonna and child, Italian school, 18th century

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Italian School, 18th century Depicted are the Madonna and Child Jesus, the virgin Mary is holding the Child Jesus lovingly in her arms. The child, lying on a bundle of cloth and with...

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18th Century Jerome Myers Art

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Canvas, Oil

Natural Bridge of Virginia, Hand-Colored Landscape Engraving, c.1840

$230

H 10.36 in W 7.05 in D 0.4 in

Natural Bridge of Virginia, Hand-Colored Landscape Engraving, c.1840

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Natural Bridge of Virginia, Hand-Colored Landscape Engraving, Original 19th Century Description: An original nineteenth-century hand-colored engraving depicting the famous Na...

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Mid-19th Century German Antique Jerome Myers Art

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Paper

Edward BoreinBLACKFOOT WOMEN MOVING CAMP, No. 1, ca. 1925

$775

H 4 in W 9.5 in

BLACKFOOT WOMEN MOVING CAMP, No. 1

By Edward Borein

Located in Santa Monica, CA

EDWARD BOREIN (1872 -1945) BLACKFOOT WOMEN MOVING CAMP, NO. 1 (Galvin 168) Etching, Signed in pencil. 4 x 9 ½”, Full sheet with deckle edges, 6 3/8 x 13”. Small patch of reinforcem...

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1920s American Realist Jerome Myers Art

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Etching

Charles DonkerWaning Moon - 21st Century Contemporary Landscape Etching, 2026

$1,059

H 9.26 in W 7.09 in

Waning Moon - 21st Century Contemporary Landscape Etching

By Charles Donker

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Charles Donker Waning Moon 23,5 x 18 (Framed included in price, 44,5 x 37 cm) Etching on paper The etchings of Charles Donker are admired and collected both in the Netherlands and a...

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2010s Contemporary Jerome Myers Art

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Etching

Allen LewisThe British Evacuate Boston - 1932 Etching on Paper, 1932

$640Sale Price|20% Off

H 24 in W 16 in D 0.25 in

The British Evacuate Boston - 1932 Etching on Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

The British Evacuate Boston - 1932 Etching on Paper by Allen Lewis. From the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington." In this piece George Washington is front and ...

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1930s American Realist Jerome Myers Art

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Laid Paper, Etching

Art Deco Era "Rosita" Colored Etching Signed Don Jose in Original Frame

$1,050Sale Price|40% Off

H 21 in W 17 in D 2 in

Art Deco Era "Rosita" Colored Etching Signed Don Jose in Original Frame

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Circa 1920 women in the country side titled "Rosita" hand colored etching signed Don Jose in original Frame. This rare piece is very similar to the 1928 "Seville" Etching by Louis Ic...

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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Jerome Myers Art

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Paper

Joseph Oppenheimer“Portrait of a Lady in White, c. 1905-10” Impressionist Edwardian Belle Époque, Circa 1905-10

$9,500

H 39.75 in W 32 in D 2.5 in

“Portrait of a Lady in White, c. 1905-10” Impressionist Edwardian Belle Époque

Located in Yardley, PA

“Portrait of a Lady in White, c. 1905-10” by Joseph Oppenheimer (1876-1966). An exceptional portrait by Oppenheimer of a spirited young woman turned in half-profile. This work exemp...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Jerome Myers Art

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Canvas, Oil

Previously Available Items

Jerome MyersSigned Jerome Myers Engraving of Sleeping Children, c. 1915

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H 12.75 in W 15.875 in D 0.5 in

Signed Jerome Myers Engraving of Sleeping Children

By Jerome Myers

Located in New York, NY

Jerome Myers (American, 1867-1940) Untitled (Sleeping Children), c. 1915 Engraving on paper Sight: 6 3/4 x 10 in. Framed: 12 3/4 x 15 7/8 x 1/2 in. Signed lower left and stamped with artist monogram Signed lower right in plate Born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867, Myers became an important painter of urban realism, starting with a series of images of ghetto life in 1887, the year he began studying at the Cooper Union. One of his earliest works is Backyard from that year, in a private collection, which already shows a raw, unidealized view of New York City. Thus he actually anticipated the productions of the Ash Can School. Myers continued his studies at the Art Students League where his teacher was George de Forest Brush...

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1910s American Modern Jerome Myers Art

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Engraving

Jerome Myers"Street Scene, Paris, France" Jerome Myers, Ashcan School Drawing, 1914

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H 14 in W 10.13 in

"Street Scene, Paris, France" Jerome Myers, Ashcan School Drawing

By Jerome Myers

Located in New York, NY

Jerome Myers (1867 - 1940) Street Scene, Paris, France, 1914 Black crayon and gray wash on paper on card stock 14 x 10 1/8 inches Signed, titled and dated lower left Provenance: Private Collection, New York Born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867, Myers became an important painter of urban realism, starting with a series of images of ghetto life in 1887, the year he began studying at the Cooper Union. One of his earliest works is Backyard from that year, in a private collection, which already shows a raw, unidealized view of New York City. Thus he actually anticipated the productions of the Ashcan School. Myers continued his studies at the Art Students League where his teacher was George de Forest Brush, the academic painter of idealized Native Americans. Brush's classicism did not rub off on Myers, who had no patience for careful drawing - he was even disturbed by the presence of a studio model, so he completed a series of self-portrait drawings to satisfy the faculty's requirements. For Myers, the academic experience was too imitative, however he stayed around for eight years. Like artists of the Ashcan School, Myers went directly to the streets of New York for inspiration. He carried a 9" x 11" sketch pad wherever he went, like a "day and night prowler...

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1910s Ashcan School Jerome Myers Art

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Crayon, Ink, Cardboard

Jerome MyersSand Circle, 1915

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H 5.75 in W 7 in

Sand Circle

By Jerome Myers

Located in New York, NY

Besides being one of the organizers of the famous Armory Show of 1913, Jerome Myers was a wonderful interpreter of New York City life -- it's children included. The charmingly named 'Sand Circle...

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1910s Ashcan School Jerome Myers Art

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Etching

Jerome Myers"East Side Corner, New York City" Jerome Myers Ashcan Cityscape, Market Scene, 1934

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H 26.5 in W 22.5 in

"East Side Corner, New York City" Jerome Myers Ashcan Cityscape, Market Scene

By Jerome Myers

Located in New York, NY

Jerome Myers (1867 - 1940) East Side Corner, New York City, 1934 Oil on board 20 x 16 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Collection of G. David Thompson, Pittsburgh George David Thompson (1899 – 1965) was an American investment banker, industrialist, and modern art collector, based in Pittsburgh. He started as a banker, but by 1945 was running four steel mills. In 1959 Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art rejected his offer of over 600 artworks, unwilling to build a gallery bearing his name, and he gradually sold much of his collection, although he left the Carnegie Museum over 100 artworks when he died in 1965. In May 1961, New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum held an exhibition entitled One Hundred Paintings from the G. David Thompson Collection, with works by Cézanne, Monet, Degas, Josef Albers, Braque, Klee, Legér, Matisse, Miró, and Mondrian, with Picasso being the most represented, with 12 works. Born in Petersburg, Virginia in 1867, Myers became an important painter of urban realism, starting with a series of images of ghetto life in 1887, the year he began studying at the Cooper Union. One of his earliest works is Backyard from that year, in a private collection, which already shows a raw, unidealized view of New York City. Thus he actually anticipated the productions of the Ashcan School. Myers continued his studies at the Art Students League where his teacher was George de Forest Brush, the academic painter of idealized Native Americans. Brush's classicism did not rub off on Myers, who had no patience for careful drawing - he was even disturbed by the presence of a studio model, so he completed a series of self-portrait drawings to satisfy the faculty's requirements. For Myers, the academic experience was too imitative, however he stayed around for eight years. Like artists of the Ashcan School, Myers went directly to the streets of New York for inspiration. He carried a 9" x 11" sketch pad wherever he went, like a "day and night prowler...

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1930s American Modern Jerome Myers Art

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Oil, Board

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