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Approaches the Limit Of
Approaches the Limit Of
Object number2011.33

Approaches the Limit Of

Date1978
Artist (American, 1940-1995)
CultureAmerican
MediumOil and encaustic on canvas
Dimensions84 x 64 in. (213.36 x 162.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ann and Robert L. Freedman
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
ProvenanceGift of the Artist
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryAlbright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York: "Nancy Graves: A survery 1969/1980," May 3 - June 15, 1980; Traveling to: Akron Art Institute, Akron, Ohio, July 5 - August 31, 1980; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas, September 20 - October 26, 1980; Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee, November 15 - January 6, 1981; Neuberger Museum, State University of New York College at Purchase, Purchase, New York, January 25 - March 15, 1981; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa, March 30 - May 3, 1981; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 31 - July 12, 1981. Exh. #44(reproduced in color).

The Buffalo News, Saturday, June 21, 1980. Reproduced in Color

Poughkeepsie, New York, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, "Pictures of Nothing: Abstract Art from the Permanent Collection," July 12 - September 8, 2013.

Poughkeepsie, NY, FLLAC, Vassar College, "XL: Large-scale Paintings from the Permanent Collection," Jan 30 - March 29, 2015


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