R. B. Kitaj
The Leftist, Portrait of the artist Irving Petlin

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The Leftist, Portrait of the artist Irving Petlin
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ArtistAmerican, 1932–2007
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Leftist, Portrait of the artist Irving Petlin
Date1997
MediumDrypoint on wove paper, edition 16/25
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 14 3/4 × 14 3/4 in.
Credit LineGift of Renée and Stanford Wallace
Object number2016.182
Non exposé

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Provenance[McMurtry Gallery, Houston]; Renee and Stanford Wallace, Houston, 1997-2016; given to MFAH, 2016.
Exhibition History"Houston Artists Select: Selections from the Museum’s Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 13–October 1, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: Kitaj [cursive] 16/25
Verso: [inaccessible]
Recto: Signed and inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: Kitaj [cursive] 16/25
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Recto: [none]
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Verso of frame: Sticker, center bottom edge: [McMurtry Gallery, Houston]

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