Frame and Beam

1975

American, born 1937

Acrylic and dry pigment on canvas

114 3/16 x 186 1/4 in. (290 x 473 cm)

Purchased with funds from the R.D. Merrill Foundation, courtesy of Mrs. Corydon Wagner, and with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

76.6

Provenance: [Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles, California]; purchased by the Seattle Art Museum (funds from the R.D. Merrill Foundation, courtesy of Mrs. Corydon Wagner, and the National Endowment for the Arts), January 6, 1976

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistoryOakland, California, The Oakland Museum, "Ronald Davis: Paintings 1962-1976," 1976

New York, New York, The New York Academy of Sciences, "Finity/Infinity: The ARt of Ronald Davis," September 23-December 5, 1986

Published References"Ronald Davis: Paintings 1962-1976," exh. cat. Oakland: The Oakland Museum, 1976. cat. no. 484, p. 30

Von Baeyer, Hans Christian. "Finity/Infinity: The Art of Ronald Davis," exh. brochure. New York: The New York Academy of Sciences, 1986. Ill. p. 6-7

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