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The Watteau Thing
The Watteau Thing

The Watteau Thing

Meyer Vaisman (American, born in Venezuela, 1960)
1989
Medium/TechniquePolyester satin and process ink on cotton
Dimensions184.2 x 264.8 x 6.4 cm (72 1/2 x 104 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Meyer Vaisman and Karen Meyerhoff Sweet and Robert W. Sweet, Jr.
Accession number1992.242
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceThe artist; with Sonnabend Gallery, New York; to MFA, Boston, 1992
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Image Not Available for Blue Float
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Restricted: For reference only
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