Vertical Figure | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1959.181
People: Jankel Adler, Polish (Tuszyn, Poland 1895 - 1949 Aldbourne, England)
Title: Vertical Figure
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: 1948
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture: Polish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/228871

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

sight: 74.93 x 49.53 cm (29 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.)
framed: 99.3 x 74 x 6 cm (39 1/8 x 29 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.l.: Adler

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jaretzki, Jr., New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jaretzki, Jr.
Copyright: © Jankel Adler Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year: 1959
Object Number: 1959.181
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions: The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Publication History

Annemarie Heibel, "Jankel Adler (1895-1949) Band II: Werkverzeichnis der Gemalde" (2016), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität zu Münster, p. 482, Cat. no. 388, ill. (b/w)

Exhibition History

German Painting 1760-1960: A New Installation, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/1983 - 02/19/1984
32Q: 1330 Mid-Century Figurative, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/13/2015 - 08/11/2017

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Your Collection

Log in to the Harvard Art Museums

1959.181: Vertical Figure