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Tropical Leaves

(American, 1899–1988)
1972
Medium/TechniqueEmbossed lead mounted on paper
DimensionsSheet: 76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25 in.)
Framed: 76.5 × 63.5 cm (30 1/8 × 25 in.)
Credit LineGift of Susan and Nancy Berliner in memory of Barnett and Marilyn Berliner
Accession number2022.147
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn graphite, below: 140/150 Tropical Leaves Louise Nevelson – 72 –
ProvenanceBarnett Berliner (b. 1925 – d. 2020) and Marilyn Ada Berliner (b. 1927 – d. 2021); 2021, by inheritance to their children, Nancy Berliner and Susan Berliner, Cambridge and West Roxbury, MA; 2022, gift of Nancy Berliner and Susan Berliner to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 2022)
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