Peter M. Sacks
Necessity 5

Necessity 5
Necessity 5
Necessity 5
ArtistSouth African, born 1950
CultureSouth African
Titles
  • Necessity 5
Date2008–2010
MediumOil, acrylic, antique lace, and paper on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 76 3/4 × 153 1/2 in. (194.9 × 389.9 cm)
Three canvases, each: 76 3/4 × 51 1/8 in. (194.9 × 129.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Wade Wilson in memory of Peter C. Marzio
Object number2011.291.A-.C
Not on view

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Provenance[Wade Wilson Art, Houston]; given to MFAH, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
panel A (left) on canvas verso UL in ink: NECESSITY 5 left
panel A upper right stretcher in ink: 1/3
panel B (middle) on canvas verso UL in ink: NECESSITY 5 mid
panel B upper right stretcher in ink: 2/3
panel C (right) on canvas verso UL in ink: NECESSITY 5 right
panel C upper right stretcher in ink: 3/3
Stamped on verso on each canvas, upper right: SENNELIER / 2007

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