Wisconsin

Painting

Milwaukee Public Library

Name/Title

Wisconsin

Collection

Permanent Art Collection, Wisconsin Art Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1954.3

Source or Donor

Mrs. Gustav A. Reuss

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Nile Jurgen Behncke

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Transcription

"Nile Behncke"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed Size

Height

29-3/4 in

Width

33 in

Exhibitions

Notes

Exhibited at Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, WI, for exhibition on Milwaukee Journal Gallery of Art commemorating centennial of the Milwaukee Journal, November 14, 1982-January 2, 1983. Exhibited at Watercolor 1954, Charles Allis Art Library, Milwaukee, WI, 1954. See attached clipping from 10/17/1954 MS, and 12/12/1954 MJ (attached to accession record at 1954.3).

Research Notes

Notes

This work is referenced in the 7/11/1960 MS (attached) as part of an installation of 13 paintings from the Milwaukee Public Library Collection at the Central Library.