Object number1996.3
The Goddess Iris
Date1968
Artist
Alfred Jensen
(American b.Guatemala, 1903-1981)
CultureAmerican
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 52 1/2 x 41 in. (133.35 x 104.14 cm)
Unframed: 52 x 40 1/2 in. (132.08 x 102.87 cm)
Unframed: 52 x 40 1/2 in. (132.08 x 102.87 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, Pratt Fund
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned and dated (on verso of canvas, in black conté): painted in 1968 by Alfred Jensen
InscribedInscribed (verso, on back of canvas, in black conté): Title: "the Goddess Iris" / Size 52" x 40 1/2"; (Marker on horizontal stretcher): 40 1/2 x 52 A. JENSEN.; (eight labels on horizontal stretcher bars - see Notes for specifications)
ProvenanceCollections: Daniel Varenne, Galerie Le Clos de Sierne, Geneva; B. C. Holland Inc., Chicago; Pace Gallery, NY; Purchased, Sotheby's sale, 2/7/96 (sale no. 1529, lot no. 312), 1334 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021Vassar Exhibitions
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