1959.181: Vertical Figure

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1959.181

People

Jankel Adler, Polish (Tuszyn, Poland 1895 - 1949 Aldbourne, England)

Title

Vertical Figure

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

1948

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Germany

Culture

Polish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/228871

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

sight: 74.93 x 49.53 cm (29 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
framed: 99.3 x 74 x 6 cm (39 1/8 x 29 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: l.l.: Adler

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jaretzki, Jr., New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jaretzki, Jr.

Copyright

© Jankel Adler Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Accession Year

1959

Object Number

1959.181

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Annemarie Heibel, "Jankel Adler (1895-1949) Band II: Werkverzeichnis der Gemalde" (2016), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität zu Münster, p. 482, Cat. no. 388, ill. (b/w)

Exhibition History

• German Painting 1760-1960: A New Installation, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/1983 - 02/19/1984
• 32Q: 1330 , Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/13/2015 - 08/11/2017
• 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/31/2024 - 01/05/2025

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