Martoc / James Brooks

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Accession Number
1997/1.114
Title
Martoc
Artist
James Brooks
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
(active 1906 - 1992)
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Object Creation Date
1955
Inscription
Verso, inscribed in red paint, l. portion of upper member of stretcher: 58.32; in black marker(?), u.l. of canvas: M - 1955 50" x 68"/James Brooks; label, center horizontal support member, far l.: The Lannan Foundation [typescript]/DMFA [letterpress]; to the r.: Exhibition [letterpress] James Brooks/May 10 - June 25, 1972 [typescript]/Artist [letterpress]/Title [letterpress] Martoc [underlined; typescript]/Date [letterpress] 4-19-72 [typescript]; to the r.: Receipt No [letterpress] 679 [typescript]; to the r.: Box [letterpress]/dallas museum of fine arts [letterpress] - fair park - dallas, texas; label, to the r.: 1958.32/BROOKS, James/Martoc/PAINTING/69 1/2 x 51 1/4 (framed) [typescript];label, l. horizontal support bar, far l.: Museum of Modern Art [letterpress]/LOAN/57.409/Stable G [typescript]; label to the r.: GRACE BORGENICHT GALLERY/61 East 57 Street New York 22, N.Y. [letterpress]/ARTIST [letterpress] James Brooks [typescript] PRICE [letterpress]/TITLE [letterpress] M-1955 [typescript] MEDIUM [letterpress] oil [typescript]; label, bot. portion of vertical support member: WS BUDWORTH & SON, INC./PACKERS & SHIPPERS OF WORKS OF ART/424 West 52nd St., New York, N.Y./ESTABLISHED 1867 [in white letterpress on blue]/54 [in black ballpoint pen on white]
Dimensions
173.99 cm x 127.95 cm (68 1/2 in. x 50 3/8 in.)
Century
20th century
Physical Description
Exhibition catalogue filed in object file: 1965/1.169. "James Brooks: Variations on a Theme," Chicago, Valerie Carberry Gallery, 1/10/06 - 3/25/06.
Primary Keywords
abstraction
Secondary Keywords
genres
modern and contemporary art
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955 x 1305
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Record
1997/1.114
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"Martoc; James Brooks." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.114/1997_1.114.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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