Louise Kruger (1924-2013) Man Measuring the Sun
carved wood
45 x 26 x 14 in. (114.3 x 66 x 35.5 cm.)
Executed in 1952
Louise Kruger (1924-2013) Man Measuring the Sun
carved wood
45 x 26 x 14 in. (114.3 x 66 x 35.5 cm.)
Executed in 1952
Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, acquired directly from the artist, 1953 Estate of Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, 1980 Acquired from the above by the present owner
J. Barnitz, et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection, Volume II: Art of the Western Hemisphere, New York, 1988, pp. 188-189, no. 96 (illustrated).
New York, Museum of Modern Art, New Talent Exhibition in the Penthouse: Goto, Hultberg, Kruger, November 1952-January 1953, no. 13 (illustrated).
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