James Brooks
Untitled

Untitled

© Estate of James Brooks

Untitled
Untitled
ArtistAmerican, 1906–1992
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Untitled
Date1950
PlaceUnited States
MediumInk with scraping on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 15 × 21 in. (38.1 × 53.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alvin S. Romansky Prints and Drawings Accessions Endowment
Object number97.111
Not on view

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ProvenancePrivate collection, Minneapolis; B.C. Holland, Chicago; [Lerner-Hellery Gallery, New York]; [Manny Silverman Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, by 1997]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition History"American Abstract Expressionism: Works on Paper 1940s-1960s," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 20, 2015—February 7, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: In pencil, verso lower right: 56.810
The work is etched in the paper, lower left corner: "J. Brooks."
Labels, verso of frame: "LERNER-HELLER GALLERY/956 Madison Avenue New York 10021/Artist James Brooks/Title Untitled/Media mixed media on paper/Size 15 x 21 Year 1950/Ref. number LH1041 (1079)." "B.C. HOLLAND INC./222 West Superior Street Chicago, IL 606101/P89-12-09/James Brooks/Untitled/1950/mixed media/15 x 21." "GALLERY/SERVICES/ 1437-07/213/962-48061/1122 N. Citrus/Los Angeles, CA 90038." "Manny Silverman Gallery/Artist James Brooks/Title Untitled/Date 1950/Medium Mixed media on paper/Size 15 x 21 inches/inventory No. #C97.2652/619 North/Almont Drive/Los Angeles/California/90069/TEL 310 659 8256/FAX 310 659 1001." "Fred Eric's Frame Studio, Inc./1230 West Jackson Blvd./Chicago, Illinois 60607/(312) 243-2950/This artwork is archivally framed/with:/X 100% Rag Board/X Denglas (Non-reflective)."

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