Gene Kloss
The Visitor's Tale

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The Visitor's Tale
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ArtistAmerican, 1903–1996
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Visitor's Tale
Date1971
MediumEtching with drypoint on wove paper, artist's proof
DimensionsPlate: 13 7/8 × 9 15/16 in. (35.2 × 25.2 cm)
Sheet: 18 11/16 × 14 1/8 in. (47.5 × 35.8 cm)
Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael W. Dale
Object number2022.752
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 1971; private collection, New York; sold as Lot 8 at [Santa Fe Art Auction, Nov. 5, 2021, Santa Fe, NM]; Michael W. Dale, to 2022; gifted to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Editioned and titled in graphite, below plate, left obttom edge: Artist's Proof The Visitor's Tale
Recto: Signed in graphite, below plate, right bottom edge: Gene Kloss [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, bottom right corner: 13205
None known
Catalogue raisonnéSanchez 538

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