Memorandum for a Still-Life
Artist
Albert Bloch
(American, 1882 - 1961)
Date1931
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsImage: 8 3/16 × 10 7/8 inches (20.8 × 27.62 cm)
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 12 7/16 inches (24.29 × 31.59 cm)
Mount: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 12 7/16 inches (24.29 × 31.59 cm)
Mount: 20 × 16 inches (50.8 × 40.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Scott Heffley
Object number2022.42.7
Inscribed"Memorandum for a Still-Life" along the lower edge. "AB/1931" in the upper right quadrant.
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DescriptionThis small horizontally oriented pen-and-ink drawing depicts, at its left side, a human skull resting on drapery atop a table. To the right, just past center, stands a tall vase holding a bouquet of delicate flowers. Beyond that, to the right, a small book rests closed on the table. Behind this foreground arrangement is a rectangular shape that could be a window or perhaps an artist’s canvas.ProvenanceAlbert Bloch to wife, Anna Francis Bloch, Lawrence, Kansas, at his death in 1961;
To Scott Heffley, Kansas City, Missouri, 1998;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 2022.
Copyright© Estate of Albert Bloch
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