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Object Details

Artist

Morris Louis, American, b. Baltimore, Maryland, 1912–1962

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 "The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1992-1996," 4 June-7 September 1997, unpublished checklist.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

1961

Accession Number

97.1

Type

Painting

Medium

Magna on canvas

Dimensions

102 3/4 x 164 in.

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School

Washington Color School

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Record ID

hmsg_97.1

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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