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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.21
People
Günther Förg, German (Füssen, Germany 1952 - 2013 Freiburg, Germany)
Title
Lead Picture
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Bleibild
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
1990
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337098

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Acrylic on lead on wood
Dimensions
179.7 x 120 x 3 cm (70 3/4 x 47 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: verso: Förg 1990
  • inscription: On verso in black chalk or charcoal: Golden quinacridone violet / Light Magenta / Terre verte hue / Golden and Lascaux / D-498M; Förg 1990 180x120 cm / INV.90B0016

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
The artist, gift; to Friends of the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2010, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2011.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Friends Anniversary Collection, Gift of the artist
Copyright
© Estate of Günther Förg / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.21
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Günther Förg: Paintings on Lead, Thomas Dane Gallery, London, 11/23/2006 - 01/13/2007

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