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Eugene Berman
1899-1972
Broken Mirror
1945
Opaque watercolor and India ink on paper.
9 3/16 x 6 1/8 inches (234 x 155 mm)
The Joseph F. McCrindle Collection.
2009.33
Inscription:
Inscribed at lower center in pen and black ink, "E.B. 45".
Provenance:
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 15 April 1997; from which acquired by Joseph F. McCrindle, New York (McCrindle collection no. A0057).
Summary:
Eugene Berman is best known for his Baroque-like stage set designs and his imaginary landscapes. In 1945, the year that the drawing was made, Berman's work was included at the Whitney Museum of American Art's annual exhibition and there was also an important retrospective exhibition in the same year of his sets and costumes at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Berman also provided costumes for Balanchine's Pas de Deux that year.
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