Discovering the Blue Rose
Mark Spencer, American, born 1949
1970-1973
Gold leaf and oil on Masonite
Overall: 14 11/16 × 9 5/16 in. (37.3 × 23.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
P.973.256
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Painting
Research Area
Painting
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, dated, and inscribed, on reverse: Mark Spencer / "discovering the blue rose" 70-73
Exhibition History
Recent Acquisitions, Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 17-27, 1974.
Provenance
The artist; sold to present collection, 1973.
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