Dan Christensen
Yellow Falls

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Artist Dan Christensen (American, 1942–2007)American, 1942–2007

CultureAmerican

Titles

Yellow Falls

Date1972

PlaceUnited States

MediumAcrylic on canvas

Dimensions85 1/2 × 46 1/2 in. (217.2 × 118.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by an anonymous donor

Object number73.24

Not on view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceThe artist; [André Emmerich Gallery, New York, until 1973]; purchased by MFAH, 1973.

Exhibition History“Dan Christensen,” Meredith Long & Co., Houston, June 5–July 10, 1979.

"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009. [No catalogue].

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in ink on verso canvas, upper left quaddrant: "(arrow / signature) / "Yellow Falls" / Acrylic / 1972"

Signed on verso canvas upper left quadrant: "D. Christensen"

Printed label and circular stamp on verso stretcher: "ANDRE EMMERICH GALLERY INC • NEW YORK ... "

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