Series #16 (White)

2003

Robert Ryman

American, 1930-2019

Oil and gesso on stretched cotton canvas

24 x 24 x 2 1/2 in. (61 x 61 x 6.4 cm)

Gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

2020.15.30

Provenance: the artist; [PaceWildenstein, New York, 2005]; purchased from gallery by Virginia and Bagley Wright, Seattle, Washington, May 2005; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2020

Photo: Jueqian Fang

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Robert Ryman, PaceWildenstein, November 19, 2004 - January 8, 2005; p. 11, ill.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, City of Tomorrow: Jinny Wright and the Art That Shaped a New Seattle, October 23, 2020 - January 18, 2021.

Published ReferencesGoodbody, Bridget L. “Art Reviews: Robert Ryman.” Time Out New York, December 30, 2004–January 5, 2005: 56, ill.

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