id:			138645
accession number:	1962.64
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.64
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:59.117000

Birth of Venus, 1961. Robert Jergens (American, 1938–2023). Oil on canvas; unframed: 125 x 125 cm (49 3/16 x 49 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Wishing Well Fund 1962.64

title:				Birth of Venus
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			1961
creation date earliest:		1961
creation date latest:		1961
current location:		
creditline:			Wishing Well Fund
copyright:			

---

culture:	America, Ohio, Cleveland
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Cleveland School
type:		Painting
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

* Robert Jergens (American, 1938–2023)  - artist

---

measurements: Unframed: 125 x 125 cm (49 3/16 x 49 3/16 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed lower right:  R. Jergens.

	translation:	
	remark:		

---

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The May Show: 44th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve
	opening date:   1962-05-16T04:00:00
	<i>The May Show: 44th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of The Western Reserve</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 16-June 24, 1962).

	title:		Year in Review - 1962
	opening date:   1962-10-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review - 1962</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).

	title:		Untitled Exhibition
	opening date:   1971-08-15T04:00:00
	<i>Untitled Exhibition</i>. Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 12, 1971).

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art: 44th May Show, May 16-June24, 1962, Jury Mention.', 'opening_date': '2016-05-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '"35th Traveling Exhibition of Work by Artists of the Western Reserve," (1962-1963).', 'opening_date': '1962-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '"Selected Paintings from the Cleveland May Show, 1950-1975," The College of Wooster Art Center, Wooster, Ohio (1975).', 'opening_date': '1975-01-01T00:00:00'}

---

PROVENANCE

---

fun fact:


digital description:


wall description:

---

RELATED WORKS

---

CITATIONS

	Robert Jergens Entry Card to 1962 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
	page number: 	
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMS12890

---

IMAGES