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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

Robert Michel, Ship, 1920, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Partial, fractional and promised gift of Janice and Henri Lazarof, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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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