About the Artwork
Line/Poem
1977
Pat Steir
born 1938
American
Unknown
Graphite, pen and ink on paper
Sheet (each): 7 1/8 × 15 inches (18.1 × 38.1 cm) Overall: 31 5/16 × 16 1/16 inches (79.5 × 40.8 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2024.83
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Markings
Inscribed, in ink, top center: — Line Poem Inscribed, in ink, bottom center: — Line Poem [facing up] Inscribed, in pencil, lower center verso of backing board: 2427 Kolbert #6 Inscribed, in pencil, center verso: 1 [in circle]
Provenance
1978, sold by (Droll/Kolbert Gallery, New York, New York, USA)
1978-2020, purchased by Gilbert B. Silverman [1925-2016] and Lila Silverman [1933-2020] (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA)
2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA), accessioned to the collection in 2024
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Pat Steir, Line/Poem, 1977, graphite, pen and ink on paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2024.83.
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