Martoc / James Brooks
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Record Details
- 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
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 955 x 1305
- File Size
- 125 KB
- Record
- 1997/1.114
- Link to this Item
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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 April 24, 2024.