Fig Falling Past Prophetic Moon
Date1941
Maker
Morris Graves
American, born Fox Valley, Oregon, 1910; died Loleta, California, 2001
Object number2009.52.104
Provenancethe artist, to [Willard Gallery, New York], 1942; with [Richard White Gallery, Seattle], by 1972; sold to Marshall (1918-2008) and Helen (died 1996) Hatch, Seattle, Washington, 1972-2008; by bequest to Seattle Art Museum, 2008
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistoryIn chronological order:
New York, Willard Gallery, Morris Graves, November 2-28, 1942. Catalogue no. 17 [for sale].
{Arts Club Show, 1943}
Tacoma, Tacoma Art Museum, Morris Graves, November 2-30, 1971. No catalogue number, listed n.p.
Osaka, Japan, The National Museum of Art, Pacific Northwest Artists and Japan, October 2-November 28, 1982 (Seattle, Seattle Art Museum Pavilion, Seattle Center, January 27-February 27, 1983). Catalogue no. 27, reproduced p. 16.
Seattle, Henry Art Gallery, Art in America: Washington Collection, Spiritualism in Northwest Art, July 22-August 29, 1982 {No catalogue?}.
Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Morris Graves and Seattle, November 1, 2001-October 20, 2002. No catalogue.
Published ReferencesIn chronological order:
Devree, Howard. “A Reviewer’s Notebook: In Galleries,” New York Times (November 8, 1942): p. X9.
Caspers, Frank. “Fifty-Seventh Street in Review,” Art Digest 17, no. 4 (November 15, 1942): p. 19.
Credit LineGift of the Marshall and Helen Hatch Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions17 x 15 5/8 in. (43.2 x 39.7 cm)
MediumOpaque watercolor on paper
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