Pierrot

1947

William Baziotes

Artist, American, 1912 - 1963

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 107 x 91.5 x 1.5 cm (42 1/8 x 36 x 9/16 in.)
    framed: 109.8 x 94.6 x 4.4 cm (43 1/4 x 37 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1984.43.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Studio of the artist; (Kootz Gallery, New York); (Paul Kantor Gallery, Beverly Hills); Robert A. Rowan, Pasadena; (John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco); purchased 1984 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • New York: A Magnet for Artists, Toyko Metropolitan Art Museum, 1994, no. 114, repro.

2004

  • William Baziotes: Paintings and Drawings, 1934-1962, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 2004-2005, no. 21, repro.

2017

  • Ten Americans: after Paul Klee, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern; The Phillips Collection, Washington, 2017-2018, unnumbered plate.

Bibliography

1989

  • Strick, Jeremy. Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture: Selections for the Tenth Anniversary of the East Building. Washington, D.C., 1989: 64, repro. 65.

1992

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 26, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Baziotes; upper left reverse: "PIERROT" / W. Baziotes / 1947

Wikidata ID

Q20194032

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