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Composition
Composition

Composition

Artist Jean Hélion French, 1904–1987
Date1934
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions50 15/16 x 63 5/8 in. (129.4 x 161.6 cm)
Frame: 52 x 65 x 1 3/4 in. (132.1 x 165.1 x 4.4 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Peggy Guggenheim
Object numberGL.57.40.1
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated France, 1934; collection of the artist; Peggy Guggenheim, Venice; lent to NCMA, 1957; given to NCMA, 1959.
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