Inscription: Signed, dated, and inscribed (on reverse): Crossing Move / 1981-82 / James McGarrell
the artist, St. Louis (until 1984; sold through the Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York to MMA)
Pittsburgh. Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute. "Carnegie International," October 23, 1982–January 2, 1983, no. 110 (lent courtesy Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York).
Seattle Art Museum. "Carnegie International," February 10–March 27, 1983, no. 110.
New York. Allan Frumkin Gallery. "James McGarrell: New Paintings and Works on Paper," February 1984, no catalogue.
Gubbio, Italy. Palazzo Ducale. "Dialoghi nell'arte (Dialogues in Art)," June 16–September 30, 1984, unnumbered cat. (p. 91; dated 1982).
Mexico City. Museo Rufino Tamayo. "Nueva Pintura Narrativa: Coleccion del Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York," November–December 1984, no. 22.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Selection Two: Twentieth-Century Art," June 4–September 2, 1985, no catalogue.
Phoenix Museum of Art. "New Narrative Painting: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 14–April 27, 1986, unnum. brochure.
Tulsa, Okla. Philbrook Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 14–June 9, 1991, no. 50.
Miami. Center for the Fine Arts. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 29–August 24, 1991, no. 50.
Omaha. Joslyn Art Museum. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 14–November 10, 1991, no. 50.
Tampa Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," December 14, 1991–February 8, 1992, no. 50.
Greenville, S. C. Greenville County Museum of Art. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 17–May 10, 1992, no. 50.
Madison, Wisc. Madison Art Center. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 6–August 2, 1992, no. 50.
Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids Art Museum. "The Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 11–November 8, 1992, no. 50.
Albany. New York State Museum. "20th Century American Landscapes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 31–October 14, 2001, not in brochure.
William S. Lieberman inDialoghi nell'arte (Dialogues in Art). Exh. cat., Gubbio Palazzo Ducale. Gubbio, 1984, pp. 90–91, ill. (color), dates it 1982.
William S. Lieberman. Nueva Pintura Narrativa: Coleccion del Metropolitan Museum of Art, Nueva York. Exh. cat., Museo Rufino Tamayo. Mexico City, 1984, pp. 7, 44, ill.
Edward Bryant. "The Recent Paintings of James McGarrell." Arts Magazine 58 (February 1984), pp. 144–45, ill. (color).
Glenn O'Brien. "James McGarrell." Artforum 22 (May 1984), p. 83.
Robert S. Cauthorn. "Canvas Sirens: Alarming Show from New York is on View in Phoenix." Arizona Daily Star (April 6, 1986), p. E1, ill.
Lisa M. Messinger inThe Landscape in Twentieth-Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., American Federation of Arts. New York, 1991, pp. 142–43, no. 50, ill. (color).
James McGarrell: Recent Work. Exh. brochure, Frumkin/Adams Gallery. New York, 1991, fig. 3.
Mary Ann Marger. "An Artistic Tribute to America." Tampa Bay Times (January 17, 1992), p. 32.
Ellsworth Kelly (American, Newburgh, New York 1923–2015 Spencertown, New York)
1963
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