About the Artwork
The Perfect Tear
1981
James Lee Byars
1932 - 1997
American
Unknown
Oil on canvas
Overall: 10 inches (25.4 cm)
Paintings
Contemporary Art after 1950
Gift of Lila and Gilbert B. Silverman
2014.55
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2014-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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James Lee Byars, The Perfect Tear, 1981, oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Lila and Gilbert B. Silverman, 2014.55.
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