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Centerpiece (the lowering)
Centerpiece (the lowering)
Centerpiece (the lowering)
ArtistAmerican, born 1974
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Centerpiece (the lowering)
Date2009
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGraphite on gessoed panel
DimensionsPanel: 36 x 42 in. (91.4 x 106.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Melissa and Albert Joseph Grobmyer / Puffer-Sweiven, L.P. in honor of Margaret C. Skidmore
Object number2009.564
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Inman Gallery, Houston, by 2009]; purchased by MFAH, 2009.
Exhibition History"Still Lifes: Seeing Violet," Inman Gallery, Houston, TX, June 19 - August 1, 2009.

"Out of the Ordinary: New Art from Texas,", Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, August 12 - October 8, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed label, upper right corner, verso: INMAN GALLERY / 3901 MAIN STREET HOUSTON, TX 77002 / BRENT STEEN BRS 54 / Centerpiece (the lowerings), 2009 / pencil on gessoed panel, 36 x 42 x 1 1/2 inches

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