Tolstoy's bear, Moscow
Artist
Patti Smith
(American, born 1946)
Date2016
MediumInkjet print with pencil
DimensionsImage: 7 7/16 × 5 3/4 inches (18.89 × 14.61 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 15 15/16 inches (50.8 × 40.48 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 15 15/16 inches (50.8 × 40.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.51.5
SignedSigned on sheet recto, bottom, in pencil.
InscribedOn sheet recto, bottom, in pencil: “Tolstoy’s Bear Moscow 4 / Tolstoy’s Bear Moscow [? Possibly “Stalin”]
Markingsnone
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DescriptionSoftly focused image of a bear in profile with arms outstretched holding a plate; handwritten words in loose script swirl around the image.ProvenanceCopyright© Patti Smith
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