Collage

John Chamberlain American, 1927-2011
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About the Artwork

Collage

1978

John Chamberlain

1927-2011

American

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Watercolor and paper collage mounted on foam core

Image: 9 1/8 × 11 inches (23.2 × 27.9 cm) Mount: 13 3/4 × 15 inches (34.9 × 38.1 cm)

Drawings

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

2023.317

Copyright Not Evaluated

Markings

Initialed and dated, in pink ink, lower center: C 78

Inscribed, in black in, lower left, verso: Purchased from | Bill Brevald – 6/07 Inscribed, in black in, center, verso: JOHN CHAMBERLAIN | 1978 Inscribed, in pencil, upper left, verso: 13 ¾ x 15

Round sticker, upper left, verso: 60

Provenance

2007, sold by Bill Brevald;
2007-2020, purchased by Gilbert B. Silverman [1925-2016] and Lila Silverman [1933-2020] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA);
2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

John Chamberlain, Collage, 1978, watercolor and paper collage mounted on foam core. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.317.

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