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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Illusions in Space
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Illusions in Space

Artist (1896 - 1973)
Date1954
MediumTempera, charcoal, and graphite on board
Dimensions29 1/8 × 20 1/8 in. (74 × 51.1 cm)
Framed: 30 5/8 in. × 21 5/8 in. × 2 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2022.24
Signedl.c.: julie thecla / 1954
Accession number 2022.24
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Albert L. Arenberg, Highland Park, IL; by descent to Jane Arenberg Eiseman (their daughter), St. Louis, MO, ca. 1983; Jane A. Eiseman Trust, St. Louis, MO, 2020; to (Walker-Cunningham Fine Art, St. Louis, MO); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2022
Markingsverso, u.l., on backing board, label with handwritten inscriptions: Artist... Julia Thecla / Address 67 East Oak / City..... Chicago - IL .... U.S.A. / Title..... "Forms in Space" / Medium... Tempera & Charcoal / Size..... 20 1/8" x 29 1/8" high / Price...... $300.00 / Telephone Delaware 7-6090
verso, u.l., on inner backing board in black ink: Artist – Julia Thecla / 67 East Oak Street – Chicago / Title – "Illusions" / Medium – Tempera & Charcoal (on W&N Illustration Board) / Size – 20'' wide x 29'' high / Made in 1953
verso, u.l., on backing board: [Art Institute of Chicago exhibition label for the Sixty-first American Exhibition Paintings and Sculpture]
verso, u.l., on backing board, label with handwritten inscriptions: 54/142
verso, u.l., on backing board: [Walker-Cunningham Fine Art label]
verso, c., on backing board: [Whatman Water Color Board label]
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