Louise Lawler
Auction II

Auction II
Auction II
Auction II
ArtistAmerican, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Auction II
Date1990
PlaceUnited States
MediumSilver dye bleach print
DimensionsImage: 39 9/16 × 51 1/4 in. (100.5 × 130.2 cm)
Frame: 41 1/4 × 53 3/8 in. (104.8 × 135.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Charles Engelhard Foundation, Stephen D. and Karen Susman, and Max and Isabell Smith Herzstein
Object number97.156
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Texas Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "New to Houston, Recent Additions to Houston Collections", June 21 through August 30, 1998, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Exhibited: "Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Upper Brown Pavilion, September 30, 2001 -February 3, 2002.

Exhibited: "Contemporary Photography from the Collection of the MFAH", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, August 15, 2003-January 4, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Labels, verso of frame: "Texas Gallery / 2012 Peden / Houston, Texas 77019 / Louise Lawler Auction II 1990 Cibachrome 41 1/4 x 53 ed. 2/5." "Metro Pictures / 150 Greene Street / New York 10012 / 212 925 8335 / FAX 212 219 2027 / Louise Lawler / Auction II, 1990 / Cibachrome / 41 3/4 x 53 / (MP# 267) ed. 2/5."
In pencil, verso of frame: "Louise Lawler 2/5 1990."

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