Shakespearean Equation: King Lear
Date
1948
Artist
Man Ray, American, b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1890–1976
Provenance
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, to 1972
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Peter Coffin: Here and There," 29 June-6 October 2013, no cat.
PHILLIPS COLLECTION, Washington, DC. "Man Ray–Human Equations: A Journey from Mathematics to Shakespeare," 7 February-10 May 2015, color ill. Tour: NY CARLSBERG GLYPTOTEK, Copenhagen, 11 June-20 September; ISRAEL MUSEUM, Jerusalem [co-organized with Phillips Collection], 20 October-23 January 2016.
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School
Dada/Fluxus
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
72.185
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
18 1/8 × 24 1/8 in. (46 × 61 cm) on artist's mount: 29 5/8 in. (75.5 cm) diameter
