Susan Schwalb
Illuminations #2

Illuminations #2

© Susan Schwalb

Illuminations #2
Illuminations #2
ArtistAmerican, born 1944
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Illuminations #2
Date1987
MediumSilverpoint and acrylic on acrylic gesso-coated wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 40 × 30 1/16 in. (101.6 × 76.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2007.1605
Non exposé

Explore Further

Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History“Line: Making the Mark,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 12, 2014–March 22, 2015.

"Line Into Space," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Oct. 28, 2020 – July 27, 2021. [Inaugural Installation: Kinder Building 312: No Catalog]

"Line into Space," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dec. 11, 2021-July 11, 2022 [Second Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 312: No Catalog]

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Signed in graphite, lower left: Susan Schwalb
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: Illuminations #2 / 1987 Silverpt, acrylic
Verso: Signed in graphite, lower left: Susan Schwalb
Verso: Blindstamp, bottom right corner: STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE [thistle]

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