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Born in Snovsk

A work made of magna on canvas.

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  • A work made of magna on canvas.

Date:

1962

Artist:

Jules Olitski
American, born Russia (present-day Ukraine), 1922-2007

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Jules Olitski

Title

Born in Snovsk

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1962

Medium

Magna on canvas

Inscriptions

Not signed on recto Signed, titled and dated on verso (canvas): "Born in Snovsk" / 11' x 7'6" / Jules Olitski / 1962 / Magna acrylic / paint + varnish / Bocour Paint Co.; Signed, titled and dated on verso (stretcher): "1962 / Born in Snovsk / J. Olitski / 11' x 7'6"

Dimensions

335.3 × 228.6 cm (132 × 90 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Ford Foundation

Reference Number

1964.72

Extended information about this artwork

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