Atelier Balthus with Unfinished Painting of "Cat with Mirror II"

1989

Evelyn Hofer American, 1922-2009

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Atelier Balthus with Unfinished Painting of "Cat with Mirror II"

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About the Artwork

Title Atelier Balthus with Unfinished Painting of "Cat with Mirror II"

Artwork Date 1989

Artist Evelyn Hofer

Life Dates 1922-2009

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. English

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Dye transfer print

Dimensions Image: 17 7/8 × 14 15/16 inches (45.4 × 37.9 cm) Sheet: 22 7/8 × 19 1/4 inches (58.1 × 48.9 cm)

Classification Photographs

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Founders Society Purchase, Albert and Peggy de Salle Charitable Trust Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 1996.80

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Signed Signed, in pencil, verso, center: Evelyn Hofer

Inscriptions Inscribed, in pencil, center, verso: Atelier Balthus | with unfinished painting | of "Cat with Mirror II" 1989 | 16/50

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(G.W. Einstein Company, Inc., New York, New York, USA);
1996-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Evelyn Hofer, Atelier Balthus with Unfinished Painting of "Cat with Mirror II", 1989, dye transfer print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Albert and Peggy de Salle Charitable Trust Fund, 1996.80.