Artist
James Rosenquist American, 1933–2017
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Evolutionary Balance
Date1977
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas mounted on panel
DimensionsOverall: 80 3/4 × 183 × 2 3/4 in. (205.1 × 464.8 × 7 cm)
Five canvases, each: 80 3/4 × 36 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (205.1 × 92.7 × 7 cm)
Five canvases, each: 80 3/4 × 36 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (205.1 × 92.7 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Charles Engelhard Foundation
Object number81.60.A-.E
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"James Rosenquist," Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, August 24–October 20, 1985.
"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21–September 3, 1988.
"Pop Art: The Object Transformed," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 28–December 29, 1991.
"Romantic Modernism: 100 Years," Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, June 3–July 31, 1994.
"Finders/Keepers," Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, May 10–August 3, 1997.
"Modernism in a Century of Change: From Object to Icon – The Art of Assemblage," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 21–August 30, 1998.
"Modern and Contemporary Art: Spotlight on the Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 7–August 27, 2000.
"Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2001–February 3, 2002.
"James Rosenquist: A Retrospective," The Menil Collection/ Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 16–August 17, 2003; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 23, 2003–January 18, 2004.
"European Modern & Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 14–February 10, 2008.
"Selections from the Museum's Collection: Post-War Painting and Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 5–September 5, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: [none]
Verso: Each Panel: Inscribed in red paint, upper center: #[1-5] / [1-5] of 5 PANELS / 1977 / J.R.
Verso: Each Panel: Inscribed in red paint, upper center: #[1-5] / [1-5] of 5 PANELS / 1977 / J.R.
Recto: [none]
Verso: Each Panel: Initialed in red paint, upper center: J.R.
Verso: Each Panel: Initialed in red paint, upper center: J.R.
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