Rue Gauguet
Nicolas de Staël
(Russian (worked in France), 1914–1955)
1949
Medium/TechniqueOil on plywood panel
Dimensions199.4 x 240.3 cm (78 1/2 x 94 5/8 in.)
Credit LineTompkins Collection—Arthur Gordon Tompkins Fund
Accession number57.385
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One of de Staël's largest works, Rue Gauguet evolved over two years. Named after the street where the artist had his studio, the work, shot through with broad strokes of color, is built up of many layers of heavily manipulated paint.
InscriptionsLower left: Stael; Reverse: Nicolas / de / Stael / 1949Provenance1950, sold by the artist to Theodore Schempp, New York; 1957, sold by Schempp to the MFA. (Accession date: May 9, 1957)Copyright© 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.
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