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Nec Myrtus Vincet Corylos Nec Laurea Phoebi, Virge Ecl VII (Neither the Myrtle nor Laurel of Phoebus will Surpass the Hazel)

Ian Hamilton Finlay , Artist Martin Cook , Carver
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About the Artwork

Nec Myrtus Vincet Corylos Nec Laurea Phoebi, Virge Ecl VII (Neither the Myrtle nor Laurel of Phoebus will Surpass the Hazel)

1998

Ian Hamilton Finlay (Artist) Scottish, 1925 - 2006 Martin Cook (Carver) English, born 1958

Slate

Overall (Top): 10 × 22 13/16 × 2 inches (25.4 × 57.9 × 5.1 cm) Overall (Legs): 8 11/16 × 10 × 2 inches (22.1 × 25.4 × 5.1 cm)

Sculpture

Contemporary Art after 1950

Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

2024.30

Copyright Not Evaluated

Markings

Inscribed on seat of bench: Nec Myrtus Vincet Corylos Nec Laurea Phoebi, Virge Ecl VII

Provenance

2000, sold by (Nolan Eckman Gallery, New York, New York, USA);
2000-2020, 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 2024

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Ian Hamilton Finlay; Martin Cook, Nec Myrtus Vincet Corylos Nec Laurea Phoebi, Virge Ecl VII (Neither the Myrtle nor Laurel of Phoebus will Surpass the Hazel), 1998, slate. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2024.30.

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