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Young Man Asleep
Eugene Berman (Russian, active in France and the United States, 1899–1972)
1931
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
88.6 x 146.4 cm (34 7/8 x 57 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Tompkins Collection—Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund
Accession NumberRES.32.4
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
Russian by birth, Berman was part of an international circle of painters and set designers who worked in Paris throughout the 1920s. Berman's monumental and quietly theatrical canvas shows the Surrealist poet Georges Hugnet.
InscriptionsLower right: E Berman 1931; Reverse: E. Berman / Paris 1931 / Jeune Homme Couché
ProvenanceMay 16, 1931, sold by the artist to the MFA for $10,050 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: February 4, 1932)
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers RES.32.2-RES.32.18 purchased together for $10,050.
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession numbers RES.32.2-RES.32.18 purchased together for $10,050.