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Elle
Image Not Available for Elle
ArtistNorwegian, born 1956
CultureNorwegian
Titles
  • Elle
Date2008
MediumWalnut, ebony, green guaiacum wood, elk horn, brass discs, and polyester cord
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/8 × 11 1/4 × 2 1/8 in. (24.4 × 28.6 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Rotasa Collection Trust
Object number2025.450
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe Artist; [Charon Kransen Gallery, New York, October 6, 2008]; Rotasa Collection Trust; Gift to the MFAH 2025
Exhibition Historynone
Published References Anne Britt Ylvisåker et al., Liv Blåvarp : Structures in Wood. Stuttgart: Arnoldche Art Publishers, 2017: 51. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Incised in wood clasp: LB 08
Catalogue raisonnénone

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