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Diffraction #9
ArtistIrene Rice Pereira(1902-1971)
Date1948
MediumOil on glass mounted with pegs above oil and metallic paint on board in artist's frame
Dimensions29 x 22 in.
Inscription(s)verso: For Paul / with love / from Irene / Diffraction #9
verso, label: Museum of Modern Art / LOAN / I.R. Pereira / 51.1427
vero, label: The Museum of Modern Art / [illegible] STREET NEW YORK / ARTIST: I. RICE PEREIRA DEFFRACTION #9 / TITLE: HOW THE [illegible] ARTIST WORKS / CIRCULATING EXHIBITION NO. E.P. 62 / MUSEUM NO. BOX NO.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Bequest of Dr. Francis V. O’Connor, by exchange, 2025.12
ClassificationMixed Media
Provenancegiven by the Artist to “Paul” after 1955; Private Collection, CA; to Private Collection, AZ; to (D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., New York, NY), 2020; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2025
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 88× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.
