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Standing Figure II
1987
Magdalena Abakanowicz
1930 - 2017
Polish
Unknown
Burlap, sand and resin
Overall: 64 × 20 × 12 inches (162.6 × 50.8 × 30.5 cm)
Sculpture
Contemporary Art after 1950
Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection
2023.120.2
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Provenance
The artist
1989, sold by (Anoka Trading, Ltd.)
November 20, 1996, sold by (Sotheby’s, New York, New York, USA) auction Contemporary Art, Part II, lot 305
1996-2020, 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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Magdalena Abakanowicz, Standing Figure II, 1987, burlap, sand and resin. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection, 2023.120.2.
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