Franz Kline
Red Brass

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Artist Franz Kline (American, 1910–1962)American, 1910–1962

CultureAmerican

Titles

Red Brass

Date1959

PlaceUnited States

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions68 1/4 × 39 1/8 in. (173.4 × 99.3 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Caroline Wiess Law

Object number2004.28

Not on view

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York]; Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine, Connecticut; [Harold Reed Gallery, New York]; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Gandy, Dallas; [Sotheby's, New York, May 3, 1974]; purchased by [Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, 1974]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 8, 1978]; Private collection, possibly in Switzerland, 1978; sold through [Robert Miller Gallery, New York]; purchased through Louise Ferrari as agent for Theodore N. Law and Caroline Wiess Law, Houston, 1980, until his d. 1989; Caroline Wiess Law, Houston, until d. 2003; bequeathed to MFAH, 2004.

Exhibition History"Franz Kline 1910-1962," Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York, March, 1967.

"Texas Collects: Willem de Kooning and his Contemporaries," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 17–May 21, 1995.

"A Spirited Vision: Highlights of the Bequest of Caroline Wiess Law to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 22–April 25, 2004.

“Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 15–October 15, 2005.

"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2007–March 2, 2008.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in black, verso of canvas: "zp 66"

Signed and dated in black, verso of canvas: "FRANZ KLINE / '59"

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