About the Artwork
Jonas
1989
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 - 2017
Polish
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Burlap and resin, on iron pedestal
Overall: 57 1/8 × 23 5/8 × 15 3/4 inches (145.1 × 60 × 40 cm)
Sculpture
Contemporary Art after 1950
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2023.121
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Provenance
1989, sold by (Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, USA);1989-2020, 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), accessioned to the collection in 2023
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Recent Work by Magdalena Abakanowicz. Sales cat., Marlborough Gallery. New York, 1989, cat. no. 5, p. 2; p. 32 (ill.).
Cohen, Keri Guten. “Burlap People and Blurs Reflect Artists’ Lives.” Detroit Free Press, February 28, 1999, 3 E.
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Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jonas, 1989, burlap and resin, on iron pedestal. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.121.
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