Tabula

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Artist Simon Hantaï(French, born Hungary, 1922–2008)French, born Hungary, 1922–2008

CultureFrench

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Tabula

Date1980

MediumAcrylic on canvas

Dimensions101 × 167 7/8 × 2 in. (256.5 × 426.4 × 5.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Zsuzsa Hantaï, Paris

Object number2015.336

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceEstate of Simon Hantaï, Paris, 2008; [Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, 2013]; given to MFAH, 2015.
Exhibition History"Simon Hantaï," Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, May 8–June 22, 2013.

"Selections from the Museum's Collection: Post-War Painting and Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 5–September 5, 2016.
Published References Related works are discussed in the following: Albert Pacquement, Dominique Fourcade, Ágnes Berecz, and Isabelle Monod-Fontaine, Simon Hantaï, Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 2013. Carter Ratcliff, “Hantaï en Amerique,” Art Press (June 2013): 14–33. Paul Rogers and Julie Etienne, “Simon Hantaï sur la scène international,” Art Press (June 2013): 57–62. Saul Ostrow, “Simon Hantaï: Paul Kasmin,” Art in America 98, no. 8 (September 2010):136. Molly Warnuck, “Simon Hantaï: Manifold Address,” Artforum 52, no. 2 (October 2012): 228–321. Molly Warnuck, “Simon Hantaï: Mnuchin Gallery,” Artforum 54, no. 1 (September 2015): 381–382. Raphael Rubenstein, “Simon Hantaï: 1922–2008 Art in American 96, No. 11 (December 2008), 190. Pontus Hultén, Hantaï, Paris: Centre Georges Pompidou, 1976. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Signed, bottom right corner: S.H., 80

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