Artist
Burgoyne Diller (American, 1906–1965)American, 1906–1965
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Abstraction
Date1934
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions20 × 34 in. (50.8 × 86.4 cm)
frame: 27 1/4 × 41 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (69.2 × 105.1 × 3.8 cm)
frame: 27 1/4 × 41 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (69.2 × 105.1 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ron and Jane Lerner
Object number2000.939
Not on view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
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
Inscribed in black, on the original stretcher: "161 G-20676 Arch #161"
There are two labels on the original stretcher: "36 11/78" and "47"
There is an exhibition label on the backboard: "Whitney Museum of American Art / 945 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10021 / BD.90.473.1 / Burgoyne Diller / ¦Abstraction¦, 1930 / oil on canvas / 20 x 34 in. / Lender: Jane and Ron Lerner / BURGOYNE DILLER / September 13 - November 25, 1990"
There are two labels on the original stretcher: "36 11/78" and "47"
There is an exhibition label on the backboard: "Whitney Museum of American Art / 945 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10021 / BD.90.473.1 / Burgoyne Diller / ¦Abstraction¦, 1930 / oil on canvas / 20 x 34 in. / Lender: Jane and Ron Lerner / BURGOYNE DILLER / September 13 - November 25, 1990"
The original stretcher has been attached to the verso of the painting. On it is signed in black: "Diller - Mar.28-1930"
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