Realness

Realness

2016
Artist
Mark Bradford, American, 1961-
Born: Los Angeles, CA
Work Locations: Los Angeles, CA
Country
United States
Object
painting, diptych
Medium
Mixed media on canvas
Accession Number
2017.29A-B
Credit Line
Purchased with funds from anonymous donors; funds from Vicki and Kent Logan by exchange; Baryn, Daniel and Jonathan Futa; Craig Ponzio; Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust; DAM Contemporaries; Volunteer Endowment Fund; Suzanne Farver and Clint Van Zee; Andrea and William Hankinson; Amy Harmon; Arlene and Barry Hirschfeld; Lu and Chris Law; Sharon and J. Landis Martin; Tina Patterson and Bill Cottingham; Amanda J. Precourt; Judy and Ken Robins; Annalee and Wagner Schorr; Drs. Ellen and Morris Susman; Tina Walls; and Margaret and Glen Wood

Mark Bradford, Realness, 2016. Mixed media on canvas; 108 1/8 x 168 1/2 in. Denver Art Museum: Purchased with funds from anonymous donors; funds from Vicki and Kent Logan by exchange; Baryn, Daniel and Jonathan Futa; Craig Ponzio; Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust; DAM Contemporaries; Volunteer Endowment Fund; Suzanne Farver and Clint Van Zee; Andrea and William Hankinson; Amy Harmon; Arlene and Barry Hirschfeld; Lu and Chris Law; Sharon and J. Landis Martin; Tina Patterson and Bill Cottingham; Amanda J. Precourt; Judy and Ken Robins; Annalee and Wagner Schorr; Ellen and Morris Susman; Tina Walls; and Margaret and Glen Wood, 2017.29A-B © Mark Bradford. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth

Dimensions
overall height: 108 1/8 in, 274.6375 cm; overall width: 168 1/2 in, 427.9900 cm; depth: 2 1/8 in, 5.3975 cm
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Collection
Modern and Contemporary Art
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
Purchased by DAM from Hauser & Wirth, 2016
Exhibition History
  • "Shade: Clyfford Still / Mark Bradford"--Albright Knox Art Gallery, 5/26/2016-10/2/2016
  • “Shade: Clyfford Still/Mark Bradford” — Denver Art Museum, 4/9/2017 – 7/16/2017
  • "Shade: Clyfford Still / Mark Bradford"--Denver Art Museum, 4/9/2017-7/16/2017
  • “The Light Show” — Denver Art Museum, 5/19/2019 – 3/7/2021

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