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Diderot's Harpsichord or The Merchant of Venice
Diderot's Harpsichord or The Merchant of Venice

Diderot's Harpsichord or The Merchant of Venice

Artist Man Ray American, 1890–1976
Date1948
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions34 x 24 in. (86.4 x 61 cm)
Frame: 34 1/4 x 25 1/2 x 3/4 in. (87 x 64.8 x 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Wescher
Object numberG.57.30.1
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated Los Angeles, 1948; collection of the artist, Hollywood, CA; Mary Wolfe Stothart (later Mrs. Paul Wescher), Santa Monica, CA; Dr. and Mrs. Paul Wescher, Santa Monica, CA; given to NCMA, 1957.
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