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Julius Bissier

16 July 1960 G

July 16, 1960

In 1953, the German painter and draughtsman Julius Bissier began to paint compositions in egg-and-oil tempera, which he called "miniatures." They are populated by entities which, though abstract, seem to allude to man-made objects and forms from nature. Like still lifes, they are infused with symbolic undercurrents.

On view

Artist	Julius Bissier
Original Title	16.Juli 60 G
Date	July 16, 1960
Medium	Egg and oil tempera on primed cotton canvas
Dimensions	15.3 x 21.5 cm
Credit line	Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, Hannelore B. and Rudolph B. Schulhof Collection, bequest of Hannelore B. Schulhof, 2012
Accession	2012.25
Collection	Schulhof Collection
Type	Work on paper