Robert Arneson
Brick

Brick

© Estate of Robert Arneson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Brick
Brick
ArtistAmerican, 1930–1992
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Brick
Date1974
PlaceUnited States
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 15 × 17 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (38.1 × 45.4 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2010.2023
Not on view

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ProvenanceDavid Bromwell, San Francisco; Jay Cooper, Phoenix; [John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, California]; acquired by Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle, Potomac, Maryland, November 2001; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
In decoration: "ARNESON"

Inscribed in pencil on a sticker on the back: "ROA1009"

Sticker on the back, combination of printed text and handwritten text: "SALE #: 623411 BB / MONTH: Shot As 12-7 / CONSIGNOR #: B/W / KEE72 / SLD / ITEM #: CL / P · 4 CTLG"

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Signed in black ink on the reverse: "Arneson / 1974"
Stamped in the lower right corner: "ARNESON / 1974"

Printed on a sticker on the back: ""BRICK DRAWING""

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