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Lee Krasner

American, 1908-1984

Milkweed — Lee Krasner (American, 1908–1984). Milkweed, 1955. Oil, paper and canvas collage on canvas, 82 3/8 x 57 3/4 inches (209.2 x 146.7 cm). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1976 (K1976:5). © Estate of Lee Krasner / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London.

Milkweed — Lee Krasner (American, 1908–1984). Milkweed, 1955. Oil, paper and canvas collage on canvas, 82 3/8 x 57 3/4 inches (209.2 x 146.7 cm). Collection Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1976 (K1976:5). © Estate of Lee Krasner / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London.

Milkweed, 1955

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collage of oil, paper, and canvas on canvas

support: 82 3/8 x 57 3/4 inches (209.23 x 146.69 cm); framed: 84 13/16 x 60 5/16 x 3 1/8 inches (215.42 x 153.19 x 7.94 cm)

Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1976

K1976:5

Inscriptions:

signature, dated / lower right / L.K. '55

Provenance:

from the artist to Marlborough Gallery, New York;
The Pace Gallery, New York, May 1976;
sold to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, with funds provided by Seymour H. Knox, Jr., November 15, 1976

Object Classifications:

Collages

Collage (visual work)

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