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Artist:
Morris Louis, American, b. Baltimore, Maryland, 1912–1962  Search this
Medium:
Magna on canvas
Dimensions:
102 3/4 x 164 in.
Type:
Painting
Date:
1961
Provenance:
Marcella Louis Brenner, Chevy Chase, Maryland, to 19 March 1997
Gift of Marcella Louis Brenner, 1997
Exhibition History:
HAYWARD GALLERY, London. "Morris Louis," 27 June-1 September 1974, no. 31.
STADTISCHE KUNSTHALLE DUSSELDORF. "Morris Louis: Gemälde 1958 bis 1962," 1974, no. 26. TOUR: MUSEUM DES 20 JAHRHUNDERTS, Vienna; MUSEUM LOUISIANA, Humlebaek, Denmark; PALAIS DES BEAUX-ARTS, Brussels.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1992-1996," 4 June-7 September 1997, unpublished checklist.
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, Atlanta. "Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited," 4 November 2006-24 January 2007, no. 23, p. 106, colorpl. p. 107. Tour: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO, 17 February-6 May; HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20 September-6 January 2008.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Gravity's Edge," 7 February-15 June 2014, no cat.
Published References:
UPRIGHT, DIANE. Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings / A Catalogue Raisonné (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985), no. 423.
SHAW-EAGLE, JOANNA. "'Recent Acquisitions' at the Hirshhorn Paints Broad Sweep," Washington Times (20 July 1997), p. D4.
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Marcella Louis Brenner, 1997
Accession Number:
97.1
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School:
Washington Color School
Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2aa3f5cc3-b33f-4410-bb32-62633bb7c128
EDAN-URL:
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