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The Three Chandeliers

1987

Arnold Mesches

Painter, American, 1923 - 2016

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Artwork overview

Medium

acrylic on canvas
Credit Line

Gift of Lionel C. and Elizabeth P.S. Epstein
Dimensions

overall: 203.2 x 223.5 cm (80 x 88 in.)
Accession

1994.83.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lionel Epstein, Washington, D.C.; gift 1994 to NGA.

Associated Names

Epstein, Lionel C., Mr.

Exhibition History

1994

Arnold Mesches: Painting History, Works from 1982-1994, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, Univerisity of Florida, Gainesville, 1994-1995.

2013

Arnold Mesches: A Life's Work, Museum & Galleries of Art + Design, Miami Dade College, 2013, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Inscriptions

upper left reverse: 10-5-'87 / MESCHES

Wikidata ID

Q20197946

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