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Joseph Friebert

The Hanging

Maker

Joseph Friebert (American, 1908 - 2002)

Title

The Hanging

Year

1945

Medium

  • Oil and tempera on Masonite board

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil and tempera on Masonite board

Dimensions

34.3 x 26.7 cm (13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed on front, l. r. corner with monogram, in red: overlaid initials JF
Labels and notes on back of painting:
There are numerous inscriptions on the back of the board, including several notations of the artist’s name and the date and title of the painting:
l.l. signature in black over multicolored oil pigment: Friebert/194
c. l. #74/9 (4 written over 9 as correction)
u.l. and center, in blue marker: The Hanging/1945
u. r. in pencil Jos/Joseph Friebert/’45
c. r. in pencil and with black marker: 13 ½ x 10 1/2/ #74
l. r. in black marker 11-017
l.r. corner, white paper gallery sticker:

Corbett vs. Dempsey
Modern Art & Uncommon Objects
1120 N. Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622

Joseph Friebert
The Hanging, 1945
Oil and tempera on board
13.5” x 10.5”

On back of frame, u. r: scrap of masking tape on which is written the number 10 in pencil; yellow paper
tag hanging from screw eye at u. r: T98.2.36/#16

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Joseph and Betsy Ritz Friebert Family Partnership

Object Number

2013.110.1

Type

  • Paintings

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Joseph Friebert (American, 1908 - 2002)
The Hanging, 1945
Oil and tempera on Masonite board
34.3 x 26.7 cm (13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches)
Gift of Joseph and Betsy Ritz Friebert Family Partnership 2013.110.1

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