Steve Brudniak
The Delicate Balance

Overall view.
The Delicate Balance
Overall view.
ArtistAmerican, born 1961
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Delicate Balance
Date1990
MediumAssemblage with barometer works
DimensionsOverall (extended): 3 5/8 × 36 × 5 11/16 in. (9.2 × 91.5 × 14.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lynn Goode
Object number2022.421.A,.B
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Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; Lori Ouellet, Austin; the artist; Lynn Goode, Houston; given to the MFA in 2022.
Exhibition HistoryThe Science of Surrealism: Assemblage Sculpture of Steve Brudniak. Houston: Avis Frank Gallery, 2013
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on bottom of main body: BRUDINIAK '90
Engraved on bottom of main body: BRUDINIAK '90
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Catalogue raisonnéN.A.

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