Sun Spectrum

Date1959

Maker Charmion von Wiegand American, born Chicago, 1896; died New York City, 1983

Object number2014.25.84

Provenance[Zoe Dusanne Gallery, Seattle]; purchased from gallery by Virginia and Bagley Wright, Seattle,1962

Exhibition HistoryPortland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bagley Wright: Twentieth Century American and European Paintings and Sculpture, Nov. 8 - Dec. 6, 1964. Cat. no. 65. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Tribute to Zoe Dusanne, Mar. 24 - May 8, 1977. Miami, Florida, Bass Museum of Art, Charmion Von Wiegand: Her Art and Life, Feb. 6 - Mar. 28, 1982. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, City of Tomorrow: Jinny Wright and the Art That Shaped a New Seattle, Oct. 23, 2020 - Jan. 18, 2021. Published References"Collection of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bagley Wright: Twentieth Century American and European Paintings and Sculpture," Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, Nov. 8-Dec. 6, 1964, no. 65. Troy, Nancy, et al. “Charmion Von Wiegand: Her Art and Life.” Miami Beach, Florida: The Museum, 1982. Cat. no. 44.

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

Dimensions13 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (34.9 x 24.8 cm)

MediumGouache on paper