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Robert Michel
Ship1920

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Vertical painting with bird's-eye view of a tan steamship labeled 'FILOIS' navigating a turquoise canal, surrounded by buildings, mechanical wheels, and small figures
Artist or Maker
Robert Michel
Germany, 1897-1983
Title
Ship
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1920
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
24 × 20 1/2 in. (60.96 × 52.07 cm)
Credit Line
Partial, fractional and promised gift of Janice and Henri Lazarof
Accession Number
M.2005.70.84
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Provenance
The artist (1897-1983). [Galerie Folker Skulima, Berlin]; sold 1985 to Janice and Henri Lazarof, Los Angeles; given in 2005 to LACMA.
Selected Bibliography
  • Barron, Stephanie. Envisioning Modernism: The Janice and Henri Lazarof Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2012.

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