Alice Leora Briggs
La Ventana

La Ventana
La Ventana
La Ventana
ArtistAmerican, born 1953
PrinterAmerican, born 1989
Print studioAustin
PublisherAmerican, born 1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • La Ventana
Date2013
MediumWoodcut, printed Chine collé on Kitkata on wove paper, edition 7/10
DimensionsBlock: 59 7/8 × 39 5/8 in. (152.1 × 100.6 cm)
Sheet: 63 3/8 × 41 5/8 in. (161 × 105.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Carol Lynne Werner in honor of Karen Ann Hughes
Object number2022.76
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist and [Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas, 2013–2022]; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known for this impression
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Titled and dated in graphite, below image, lower left: “La Ventana 2013”
Recto: Editioned in graphite, below image, bottom center: “7 of 10”
Recto: Signed in graphite, below image, lower right: “Alice Leora Briggs”
Recto: Flatbed chopmark at lower right.

Verso: [none]
Recto: Signed in graphite, below block matrix, right bottom edge: Alice Leora Briggs [cursive]
Verso: [none]
Recto: Chopmark, bottom right corner: Flatbed [encircled rectangle]
Recto of Glassine: Chopmark, bottom right corner: Flatbed [encircled rectangle]

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