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Modern and Contemporary Art
Artist: Howard Finster, American, 1916–2001
The Law of Love
1983
Oil on wood
58.42 × 44.45 × 2.55 cm (23 × 17 1/2 × 1 in.)
Gift of Joanne and William Rees, B.A. 1956
2016.95.1
Culture:
American
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Donated to the Yale University Art Gallery on June 17th, 2016
Purchased by William Rees from the Phyllis Kind Gallery in 1983
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
