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Apotheosis

A work made of oil paint and graphite with smudging on tan wove paper, laid down on japanese paper.

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  • A work made of oil paint and graphite with smudging on tan wove paper, laid down on japanese paper.

Date:

1955–57

Artist:

John D. Graham
American, born Russia (now Ukraine), 1886–1961

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 397

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

John Graham

Title

Apotheosis

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1955–1957

Medium

Oil paint and graphite with smudging on tan wove paper, laid down on Japanese paper

Inscriptions

Signed and dated, upper right: "IΩANNH∑ / °YXH∏OM∏O∑ / OX°O°OI∆OPO∑ / SUMQUISUM / XXXXXV / LVII"; inscribed along upper-left edge: "E∑KATOBIBE°OI"; inscribed, left of head: "APOTEOSIDELEROE / IOANNUS SAN GERMANUS DUX / PHOTIUS MAGUS SERVUS DOMINI / MYTADOLOS PORPHIROGENATUS / GLAPHIROS MAKARIUS / °YXO∏OM∏O∑ OX°O°OI∆OPO∑ / DOCTOR JURIS UTRIUSQUE / ET ST GEORGIIEQUITUS / SEMPER IDEM)"; inscribed along lower left edge: "APOTHEOSIS"; inscribed three times, left of head: "666"; inscribed three times, right of head: "999"

Dimensions

126.9 × 92.4 cm (50 × 36 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Lindy and Edwin Bergman Collection

Reference Number

2018.326

Extended information about this artwork

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