Inv. n°: CL821

Mythical Being Mask

Abstract Expressionism.

h. 60.96 x w. 71.76 cm

1946

Oil on canvas

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

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