Beth Chaf
1959
Painter, American, 1912 - 1962

Artwork overview
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Medium
acrylic on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 353.1 x 260.4 cm (139 x 102 1/2 in.)
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Accession
1994.38.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist [1912-1962], Washington, D.C.; by inheritance to his widow, Marcella Louis Brenner [1912-2007], Chevy Chase, Maryland; sold 8 April 1994 through (Andre Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York) to Dennis and Gisela Alter, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania; gift (partial and promised) 1994 to NGA; gift completed 2020.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1974
Morris Louis, Hayward Gallery, London; Stadtische Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 1974-1975, no. 12, repro. (shown only in London).
1977
Morris Louis: The Veil Cycle, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Denver Art Museum; Fort Worth Art Museum; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; Baltimore Museum of Art, 1977-1978, no. 21, repro.
1986
Morris Louis, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Fort Worth Art Museum; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 1986-1987, 112, color repro. and cover.
2006
Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited, High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., 2006-2008, no. 10, repro.
Bibliography
1985
Upright, Diane. Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings, A Catalogue Raisonné. New York, 1985: 18, no. 182, repro.
Wikidata ID
Q20195229