Commencement

© Philippe Hosiasson

Commencement

Currently not on view

Commencement,

1956

Philippe Hosiasson, French, 1898–1978
y1959-138

Information

Title
Commencement
Dates

1956

Maker
Philippe Hosiasson
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
162 x 113.5 cm (63 3/4 x 44 11/16 in.) frame: 165.2 x 116.6 x 4.5 cm (65 1/16 x 45 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Lescaze
Object Number
y1959-138
Place Made

Europe, France

Signatures
Signed and dated, bottom right: Hosiasson / '56
Culture
French
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Techniques
impasto
Subject
abstraction

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