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Gardenias

Gardenias, 1940

  • Charles Culver, American, 1908 - 1967

Oil on masonite

  • Overall: 9 3/4 × 11 3/4 inches (24.8 × 29.8 cm)

Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill

70.146

Department

American Art before 1950

Details

Signed and dated, upper left: C. Culver 1940

Inscribed, on back: Anniversary Corsage | Done in October, 1940 Charles Culver (and his address)

1970-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Charles Culver, Gardenias, 1940, oil on Masonite. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.146.

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