id:			163183
accession number:	2004.109
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2004.109
updated:		2023-08-24 00:02:59.237000

Enticing, 2004. Christopher Cook (British, b. 1959). Graphite, resin, and oil on coated paper; sheet: 102 x 72 cm (40 3/16 x 28 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bob Kaye 2004.109 © Courtesy of the Artist and Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY

title:				Enticing
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creation date:			2004
creation date earliest:		2004
creation date latest:		2004
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creditline:			Gift of Bob Kaye
copyright:			© Courtesy of the Artist and Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY

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culture:	England, 21st century
technique:	graphite, resin, and oil on coated paper
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Christopher Cook (British, b. 1959)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 102 x 72 cm (40 3/16 x 28 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-01-20T00:00:00
	<i>Drawn, Exposed, and Impressed: Recent Works on Paper from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. MOCA Cleveland, OH (January 20-May 7, 2006).

	title:		Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints
	opening date:   2015-01-25T00:00:00
	<i>Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 229): June 27, 2011 - September 14, 2011.

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PROVENANCE

	(Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY)
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 6, 2004-
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Old postcards and photographs serve as points of reference for Cook’s drawings of theaters that combine a painterly surface with a photographic aesthetic. The upper portion of Enticing suggests the interior of a Baroque theater with forms that resemble extravagant chandeliers and balconies. The foreground is a shimmering, fluid surface evocative of pooling water. The contrast between the representational and the abstract passages of the composition reflects Cook’s interest in both real and surreal imagery.
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