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Dance of the Elements, Bali
Dance of the Elements, Bali

Dance of the Elements, Bali

Artist Maurice Sterne American, born Latvia, 1878–1957
Date1913
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions56 3/4 x 65 1/2 in. (144.1 x 166.4 cm)
Frame: 64 x 72 3/8 in. (162.6 x 183.8 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina
Object number52.9.28
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated Bali, 1913; collection of the artist; [Berlin Photographic Co. Galleries, New York, 1915]; sold to Carl W. Hamilton, 1926; [Anglo-California Bank, San Francisco]; on loan to the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, by 1934; [Julius H. Weitzner, Inc., New York, 1935]; sold to Maurice Sterne, San Francisco, 1935; [with Milch Galleries, New York, 1936]; sold by the artist through Milch Galleries to NCMA, 1952.
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