DETAILS
- Artist
- Nicolas de Staël
- Date
- 1946
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Location
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Dimensions
- 99.9 × 64.9 cm (39 9/16 × 25 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Modern Art
- Culture
- France
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Wood Prince
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Nicolas de Staël
Nicolas de Staël was a French painter of Russian origin known for his thick impasto and abstract landscapes, which evolved into a distinctive block-like style.
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