Delta Theta
Date
1961
Artist
Morris Louis, American, b. Baltimore, Maryland, 1912–1962
Provenance
Marcella Louis Brenner, Chevy Chase, Maryland, to 19 March 1997
Gift of Marcella Louis Brenner, 1997
Exhibition History
HAYWARD GALLERY, London. "Morris Louis," 27 June-1 September 1974, no. 31.
STADTISCHE KUNSTHALLE DUSSELDORF. "Morris Louis: Gemälde 1958 bis 1962," 1974, no. 26. TOUR: MUSEUM DES 20 JAHRHUNDERTS, Vienna; MUSEUM LOUISIANA, Humlebaek, Denmark; PALAIS DES BEAUX-ARTS, Brussels.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1992-1996," 4 June-7 September 1997, unpublished checklist.
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, Atlanta. "Morris Louis Now: An American Master Revisited," 4 November 2006-24 January 2007, no. 23, p. 106, colorpl. p. 107. Tour: MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO, 17 February-6 May; HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 20 September-6 January 2008.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Gravity's Edge," 7 February-15 June 2014, no cat.
Published References
UPRIGHT, DIANE. Morris Louis: The Complete Paintings / A Catalogue Raisonné (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985), no. 423.
SHAW-EAGLE, JOANNA. "'Recent Acquisitions' at the Hirshhorn Paints Broad Sweep," Washington Times (20 July 1997), p. D4.
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School
Washington Color School
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Marcella Louis Brenner, 1997
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
97.1
Type
Painting
Medium
Magna on canvas
Dimensions
102 3/4 x 164 in.
