About the Artwork
African Lament
20th century
Sarkis Sarkisian
1909 - 1977
American
Unknown
Gray wash
Framed: 31 5/8 × 23 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches (80.3 × 59.7 × 3.8 cm)
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Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill
70.272
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969]
1970-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Sarkis Sarkisian, African Lament, 20th century, gray wash. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.272.
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