The Forge

Artist John Walker British, born 1939

Date1989

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 96 × 126 × 2 1/2 in. (243.8 × 320 × 6.4 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Mary and Jim Patton

Object number2025.8.10

On View

Not on view

ProvenanceCreated by artist, 1989; with Knoedler & Co., New York; sold to Mary Patton (1929–2014) and James R. Patton, Jr. (1928–2020), Snowmass Village, CO, 1990; Bequeathed to James Macon Patton and Lindsay Patton Kull, 2020; Given to NCMA, 2025. Object Rights Statement

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