Harpoon Rack II
1960
Salvatore Scarpitta
Painter, American, 1919 - 2007
Artwork overview
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Medium
cotton, bast fiber, and epoxy on wood
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 85.09 × 75.88 cm (33 1/2 × 29 7/8 in.)
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Accession Number
2015.19.127
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gift from the artist to Michael Goldberg [1924-2007], New York;[1] gift 1969 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] Letter, 28 June 1972, from the artist to Nina Osno, Corcoran curator, in NGA curatorial files.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2005
Sansone, Luigi. Salvatore Scarpitta. Catalogue Raisonné. Milan, 2005: 176, no. 266, repro.
Inscriptions
across top reverse: HARPOON RACK #II / 30 x 33 1/2 1960; on top stretcher bar reverse: WITH TO MIKE G. FROM SALVATORE LOVE / 1960 DEC. 25
Wikidata ID
Q46636897