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Inv. n°: CL821

Mythical Being Mask

Abstract Expressionism.

h. 60.96 x w. 71.76 cm
1946
Oil on canvas

Provenance

  • Perle Fine Estate
  • McCormick Gallery, Chicago
  • Private Collection, New York
  • Vincent Vallarino Fine Art, New York
  • Acquired at Heather James Fine Art, San Francisco, 2020

Publications

  • Arts and Architecture, Los Angeles, May 1, 1947, pp. 20-21
  • K. Housley, Tranquil Power. The Art and Life of Perle Fine, New York, 2005, p. 97
  • McCormick, Trove: A Collection of Works by Perle Fine, Chicago, 2017, p. 15
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, p. 20 (fig. 12), p. 238

Exhibitions

  • Perle Fine Recent Works, Nierendorf Gallery, New York, USA, January 6, 1947 — January 25, 1947
  • Trove: A Collection of Works by Perle Fine, McCormick Gallery, Chicago, USA, June 23, 2017 — August 12, 2017
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas, USA, August 24, 2025 — November 16, 2025
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, January 30, 2026 — April 26, 2026
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, May 23, 2026 — August 30, 2026
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Grinnell College Museum of Art, Grinnell, Iowa, USA, September 19, 2026 — January 3, 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama, USA, January 30, 2027 — April 25, 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens, Pittsburgh, USA, June 12, 2027 — September 25, 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, USA, October 14, 2027 — March 5, 2028

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