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Title:Still Life
Artist:Mark Tansey (American, born San Jose, California, 1949)
Date:1982
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:62 × 46 in. (157.5 × 116.8 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Purchase, Louis and Bessie Adler Foundation Inc. Gift (Seymour M. Klein, President), 1982
Object Number:1982.359
Inscription: Signed and dated (center left): Tansey '82
the artist, New York (1982; sold through Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York to MMA)
New York. Grace Borgenicht Gallery. "Mark Tansey: Paintings," October 16–November 18, 1982, unnumbered cat. (p. 3).
New York. Queens Museum of Art. "Twentieth-Century Art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Selected Recent Acquisitions," July 16–October 16, 1983, brochure no. 23.
Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Art Museum. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 9–April 21, 1985, unnumbered cat. (p. 139).
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Museum of Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 5–June 30, 1985, unnumbered cat.
New York. National Academy of Design. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," July 16–September 1, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Evanston, Ill. Terra Museum of American Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 15–November 10, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," November 12, 1985–January 19, 1986, unnumbered cat.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 9–March 30, 1986, unnumbered cat.
St. Paul. Minnesota Museum of Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 20–June 8, 1986, unnumbered cat.
Virginia Beach Center for the Arts. "Made in America," April 5–June 11, 1989, unnumbered cat. (p. 34).
Sheboygan, Wisc. John Michael Kohler Arts Center. "Regarding Art: Artworks About Art," June 3–August 12, 1990, no catalogue.
Roslyn Harbor, N. Y. Nassau County Museum of Art. "American Narrative Painting and Sculpture: The 1980's from the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art," August 4–November 3, 1991, unnumbered cat. (p. 22).
Richmond, Va. Marsh Art Gallery. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 3–February 28, 1997, no. 24.
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 28–May 23, 1997, no. 24.
Newport Beach, Calif. Newport Harbor Art Museum. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," June 20–August 15, 1997, no. 24.
Tulsa, Okla. Philbrook Museum of Art. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 12–November 7, 1997, no. 24.
Palm Beach, Fla. The Society of the Four Arts. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," January 9–February 8, 1998, no. 24.
Salina, Kansas. Salina Art Center. "Still Life: The Object in American Art, 1915–1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," March 6–May 3, 1998, no. 24.
Peter Frank. Mark Tansey: Paintings. Exh. cat., Grace Borgenicht Gallery. New York, 1982, unpaginated.
Deborah C. Phillips. "Mark Tansey, Grace Borgenicht Gallery." Art News 82 (January 1983), p. 144, dates it 1981.
Lynn Zelevansky. "Mark Tansey, Grace Borgenicht Gallery." Flash Art no. 110 (January 1983), p. 65.
Lowery Stokes Sims. The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Jacksonville Art Museum. New York, 1984, pp. 115, 138–39, ill.
Lowery S. Sims inMade in America. Exh. cat., Virginia Beach Center for the Arts. Virginia Beach, 1989, pp. 14, 34.
William S. Lieberman inAmerican Narrative Painting and Sculpture: The 1980's from the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Nassau County Museum of Art. Roslyn Harbor, N.Y., 1991, pp. 7, 39, ill. p. 22.
Arthur C. Danto. Mark Tansey: Visions and Revisions. New York, 1992, ill. p. 42.
Sabine Rewald inStill Life: The Object in American Art, 1915-1995. Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Marsh Art Gallery, Richmond, Va. New York, 1996, pp. 65, 76, 170, no. 24, ill. pp. 77 (color) and frontispiece (color detail).
Ruth Bass. "Realism: When Rose is a Rose." Art News 95 (February 1996), p. 93, ill.
"Philbrook Museum Presents 'Still Life'." Henryetta Daily Free-Lance (October 16, 1997), p. 3.
William Wilson. "Static But Not Stagnant." Los Angeles Times (June 28, 1997), p. F2, ill.
William Wilson. "'Still Life' Asks Questions About the Nature of Art." Los Angeles Times (June 30, 1997), p. F7.
Sibella C. Giorello. "Still Lifes on the Move: The Coming of Age of 'The Neglected Step Child of High Art'." Richmond Times-Dispatch (January 19, 1997), p. J1, ill.
Martha Mabey. "'Still Life' is Fresh Look at Old Genre." Richmond Times-Dispatch (January 19, 1997), p. J2.
John Brandenburg. "Still Lifes Convey Emotion Without Motion." Daily Oklahoman (September 26, 1997), p. 13.
"'Still Life' the Focus of State Museum Exhibition." Post-Star (May 28, 1998), p. 13.
Gary Schwan. "Still Life: Still Lively." Palm Beach Post (January 4, 1998), p. 2J.
William Jaeger. "Looking at 'Still Life' is Almost Like Going Home." Times Union (June 28, 1998), p. 12.
"American Still Lifes at NYS Museum." Northeast (June 1998), p. 44.
Edward Hopper (American, Nyack, New York 1882–1967 New York)
1930
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