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Composition

Fred Becker

Composition

1946

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Fred Becker

Composition

1946

Physical Qualities Engraving and etching; printed in black (intaglio), Sheet: 506 x 338 mm. (19 15/16 x 13 5/16 in.) Plate: 379 x 283 mm. (14 15/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift from the Estate of Jacob Kainen, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Object Number 2002.349
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2002; Jacob Kainen, Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Signed: 1

Inscribed: lower right in plate: "FB"; lower center in graphite: "'COMPOSITION"; lower right in graphite: "Fred Becker '47"

Markings: CM: JK (Jacob Kainen)

Artist

Fred Becker

1912–2003

American, 1913-2004
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