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Rue Gauguet
Nicolas de Staël (French, 1914 – 1955)
1949
Medium/Technique
Oil on plywood panel
Dimensions
199.4 x 240.3 cm (78 1/2 x 94 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Tompkins Collection—Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund
Accession Number57.385
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsPaintings
One of de Staël's largest works, Rue Gauguet evolved over two years. Named after the street where the artist had his studio, the work, shot through with broad strokes of color, is built up of many layers of heavily manipulated paint.
InscriptionsLower left: Stael; Reverse: Nicolas / de / Stael / 1949
Provenance1950, sold by the artist to Theodore Schempp, New York; 1957, sold by Schempp to the MFA. (Accession date: May 9, 1957)
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