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The Berliner
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The Berliner

Date1994
Maker John Currin American, born 1962
Object number2020.15.6
Provenance[Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York]; [Donald Young Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 1995]
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Donald Young Gallery, John Currin, Mar. - Apr. 1995. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Museum, 25 Americans: Painting in the 90s, Sept. 8 - Nov. 12, 1995. New York, New York, Museum of Modern Art, Project #60: Currin, Peyton, Tuymans, June 26 - Sept. 9, 1997. Chicago, Illinois, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, John Currin, May 3 - Aug. 24, 2003 (London, England, Serpentine Gallery, John Currin, Sept. 8 - Nov. 2, 2003; New York, New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Nov. 20, 2003 - Feb. 22, 2004). Montreal, Quebec, DHC/ART Foundation, John Currin, June 29 - Nov. 13, 2011. Dallas, Texas, Dallas Contemporary, John Currin: My Life as a Man, Sept. 15. - Dec. 22, 2019. Reproduced on cover.
Credit LineGift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
MediumOil on canvas
Image courtesy of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection
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