Firecracker
Artist
David W. Cummings
(American, 1937 - 2019)
Date1985
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsUnframed: 39 1/2 × 39 1/2 inches (100.33 × 100.33 cm)
Framed: 40 5/8 × 40 5/8 × 1 5/8 inches (103.19 × 103.19 × 4.13 cm)
Framed: 40 5/8 × 40 5/8 × 1 5/8 inches (103.19 × 103.19 × 4.13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Beatrice M. Mady
Object number2022.10
SignedOn the panel reverse, upper left corner, black marker or paint: “DAVID CUMMINGS / © 1985 / Firecracker”
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DescriptionAbstract painting consisting of a grid underlayer with superimposed lozenges containing leaf-like shapes.ProvenanceThe artist;
By inheritance to his widow, Beatrice Mady, 2019;
Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 2022.
Copyright© David W. Cummings
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