About the Artwork
Pi
ca. 1978
Beverly Pepper
1922 - 2020
American
Unknown
Conte crayon and graphite on paper
Overall: 25 5/8 × 30 5/8 inches (65 × 77.7 cm) Framed: 30 1/4 × 40 1/4 × 3/4 inches (76.8 × 102.2 × 1.9 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2023.327
The Estate of Beverly Pepper
Markings
Signed, in pencil, lower right: Beverly Pepper
Titled, in pencil, lower left: Pi Inscribed, in pencil, lower left (oriented as if upper right): 20
Provenance
1978, sold by (Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, 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 2023
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The Estate of Beverly Pepper
Beverly Pepper, Pi, ca. 1978, conte crayon and graphite on paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.327.
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