Beast

Provenance

The artist; purchased 1968 by Werth V. Zuver, Washington, D.C.;[1] gift 2019 to NGA. [1] Zuver made partial payments to the artist for the painting beginning in 1968 and had paid for it in full by 1972; see Zuver's 2019 statement and supporting documentation in NGA curatorial files.

Beast

Aróstegui, Alejandro

1968

Accession Number

2019.101.2

Medium

oil and mixed media on canvas and board

Dimensions

overall: 123.19 × 93.98 cm (48 1/2 × 37 in.) | framed: 122.56 × 94.62 × 4.45 cm (48 1/4 × 37 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Werth V. Zuver