John Walker
Numinous VII

Numinous VII
Numinous VII
Numinous VII
ArtistAmerican, born England, 1939
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Numinous VII
Date1978
MediumOil and acrylic on canvas
Dimensions118 1/2 × 95 1/4 in. (301 × 241.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward R. Broida
Object number2007.700
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
Lower Brown Corridor
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Object Type
Provenance[David McKee Gallery, New York]; Edward R. Broida, Los Angeles, September 6, 1979; bequeathed to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition HistoryUniversity Gallery, University of Massachusetts/Amherst," exhibition, 1979

"The Window in Twentieth-Century Art", Neuberger Museum, State University of New York at Purchase, Purchase, New York, 21 September 1986 - 18 January 1987; to Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas, 24 April - 29 June 1987.

"Selections from the Broida Collection: 1993". Palm Beach Community College Museum of Art, Lake Worth, Florida. 15 January - 5 February 1993.

"European Modern & Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 14 - February 10, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on verso canvas, upper right: "Walker 78"
Printed labels on stretchers:

BETTY CUNNINGHAM / ... / NEW YORK CITY 10012 / ARTIST: John Walker / TITLE: NUMINOUS VII / DATE: 1978 / ... / INVENTORY NO. BC1808"

"Neuberger Museum / State University of New York / at Purchase / Purchase, NY 10577 / John Walker / Numinous VII 1978 / ... / Edward Broida Trust / The Window in Twentieth-Century Art / Neuberger Museum (21 September 1986 - / 18 January 1987 / Tour to Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston / 24 April - 29 June 1987)"

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