Artist
Christopher French (American, born 1957)American, born 1957
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Remains of the Day, Sept. 15, 2007
Date2007
MediumBraille paper with oil and acrylic on wood panel
Dimensions21 × 20 3/8 in. (53.3 × 51.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Frances and Peter C. Marzio, Claudia Schmuckli and Matthew Drutt, Bettie Cartwright and Colin Kennedy, Alison de Lima Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Rodney H. Margolis, Lester Marks, Barry Walker, Clinton T. Willour, and Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff in memory of Jerome Robinson
Object number2009.412
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Christopher French: Remains of the Day," Devin Borden Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, Texas, February 23 - March 22, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Initials stencilled on verso panel lower center: "C.F."
Marked in ink on verso panel: "The Remains of the Day, / September 15, 2007 / Braille paper w/oil + acrylic"
Marked in ink on verso panel: "The Remains of the Day, / September 15, 2007 / Braille paper w/oil + acrylic"
Signed in ink on verso panel: "Christopher French"
Printed label on verso lower stretcher: "DEVIN BORDEN HIRAM BUTLER GALLERY / 4520 BLOSSOM HOUSTON TEXAS 77007 / Christopher French / The Remains of the Day, Sept. 15, 2007 / Braille Paper with Oil and Acrylic on Wood / Panel / ... "
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