About the Artwork
Othello
20th century
William Mortensen
1897-1965
American
Unknown
Mortensen pigment process
Image: 14 × 10 5/8 inches (35.6 × 27 cm) Mount: 17 3/4 × 13 3/4 inches (45.1 × 34.9 cm)
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Gift of Edward Wurst
F79.37
Non-commercial all standard museum
Markings
Signed, in pencil, on mount, lower right: William Mortensen
Inscribed, in pencil, on mount, lower center: Othello Inscribed, in pencil, on mount, upper right: Mortensen Pigent Process Inscribed, in ink, on mount, on verso: William Mortensen | Laguna Beach | Calif.
Provenance
Edward Wurst (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1979-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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According to Nancy Barr on 3/13/06 - there isn't an existing copyright for this artist. See file.
William Mortensen, Othello, 20th century, Mortensen pigment process. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Edward Wurst, F79.37.
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