Francesco Clemente
57th Street and 5th Avenue

57th Street and 5th Avenue

© Francesco Clemente

57th Street and 5th Avenue
57th Street and 5th Avenue
CultureItalian
Titles
  • 57th Street and 5th Avenue
Date1986
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumFresco
DimensionsOverall: 118 × 236 in. (299.7 × 599.4 cm)
Three panels, each: 118 × 78 in. (299.7 × 198.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2000.56
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Peter Blum Edition/Blumarts, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition History"Modern and Contemporary Art: Spotlight on the Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, February 7, 2000 - August 27, 2000.

"Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Upper Brown Pavilion, July 15, 2005 - October 15, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There was a label on the verso, now in object file in the Registrar's office: "Thomas Ammann Fine Art Zurich / Artist Francesco Clemente / Year 1986 / Title: 57th Street and 5th Avenue / 300 x 200 cm each p. / Medium: fresco on plate / No.: 1146"
The painting appears to be unsigned.

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