Rhinoceros

1965

Vija Celmins

Painter, American, born Latvia, 1938

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    overall: 40.6 x 68 cm (16 x 26 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2005.142.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David Stuart Galleries, Los Angeles); purchased 1965 by Phyllis Gottlieb, Sheman Oaks, California; (Larry Gagosian Gallery, New York and Los Angeles); purchased April 1987 by Edward R. Broida [1933-2006], Los Angeles; gift (partial and promised) 2005 to NGA; gift completed 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • California: A Sense of Individualism, Part II, L.A. Louver Gallery, Venice, California, 1981.

1992

  • Selections from the Broida Collection, Palm Beach Community College Museum of Art, Lake Worth, Florida, 1992, unnumbered brochure.

2006

  • Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006, unnumbered brochure.

2010

  • Vija Celmins: Television and Disaster, 1964-1966, The Menil Collection, Houston; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2010-2011, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Inscriptions

lower center reverse: V. CELMINS / 1965

Wikidata ID

Q20196427

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