Balconies and Stairways
Eugene Berman
Contemporary Art
MEDIUM
Oil on canvasboard (mounted on strainer)
DATES
1954
DIMENSIONS
37 7/8 x 23 in. (96.2 x 58.4 cm)
Frame: 33 x 24 1/16 in. (83.8 x 61.1 cm)
(show scale)
SIGNATURE
Bottom center with monogram: "E.B. / 1954"
ACCESSION NUMBER
76.190.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Michael de Havenon
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Condition: The canvas is generally sound. There is a 2" surface scratch at bottom center, and a 2" thin horizontal cut down to the canvas level (5" from left. 12" from bottom), and a small fibrous surface accretion (2" from right, 10" from top). The painting is held in its frame with a wooden collar and nails, but without stripping or backing.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Eugene Berman (American, 1899–1972). Balconies and Stairways, 1954. Oil on canvasboard (mounted on strainer), 37 7/8 x 23 in. (96.2 x 58.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Michael de Havenon, 76.190.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 76.190.1_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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