The Sign of Keeping Still

Artist Charmion von Wiegand (American, 1896 - 1983)

Date1953

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsFramed: H 31 3/4 x W 26 5/8 in. (H 80.6 x W 67.6 cm)
Image: H 30 x W 25 in. (H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller, 1956

Object number56.47

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Object NamePainting

Title Details

Artist title The Sign of Keeping Still

Remarks verso inscription; to be examined when backing changed

Inscriptionsverso: c. black paint "ChARMiON VON WiEGAND / 195[-scratched out] / The Sign of Keeping STILL"Marks and Labels/Stampsstretcher: u.r. printed and handwritten paper label "JOHN HELLER GALLERY, Inc. / 108 [scratched out] 63 East 57th St., New York 22, N.Y. / No. 644 Artist Von Wiegand / The Sign of Keeping Still . 30 x 25 oil"; on file: printed paper label, City of Miami Beach / BASS MUSEUM OF ART / 2100 Collins Avenue / Miami Beach, Florida / (305 673-7530 / CHARMION VON WIEGAND: / HER ART AND LIFE / February 18 - March 28, 1982"; printed and typed paper label "HOWARD WISE GALLERY 50 W 57 ST / NEW YORK 19, N.Y. COLUMBUS 5 0465 / Charmion van Wiegand Private Coll. / "The Sign of Keeping Still" / D2 / Coll. Newark Museum (56.47)"; stretcher: u.c. typed paper label "56.47 THE SIGN OF KEEPING / STILL o/c by Charmion von / Wiegand / COLL. OF THE NEWARK MUSEUM"; typed paper label "20. THE SIGN OF KEEPING STILL / 1953 - Oil on canvas / 30" x 25" / Newark Museum" ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Robert Miller, New York, New YorkExhibition History"Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s - 50s" Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey (February 17 - May 23, 2010); Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas (June 26 - September 5, 2010).
"Charmion Von Wiegand: Her Art and Life," Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida (February 18 - March 28, 1982)

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