Giuseppe Penone
Una pelle di spine d'acacia (The skin of acacia thorns)

Una pelle di spine d'acacia (The skin of acacia thorns)

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Una pelle di spine d'acacia (The skin of acacia thorns)
Una pelle di spine d'acacia (The skin of acacia thorns)
ArtistItalian, born 1947
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Una pelle di spine d'acacia (The skin of acacia thorns)
Date2001
MediumChinese ink, charcoal, crayon, tape
DimensionsSheet (approx.): 18 11/16 × 25 1/16 in. (47.4 × 63.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Billie W. Mercer in memory of Gary Mercer
Object number2022.156
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Marian Goodman, New York]; Gary Mercer, Houston; Billie Mercer, Houston; given to the MFAH, 2022
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Titled in black ink, along center bottom edge: Una pelle di spine d'acacia
Recto: Signed and dated in black ink, bottom right corner: Giuseppe Penone [cursive] 2001

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