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Augustin Satra, c. 1906–1909

1.54 m × 1.05 m

Almost as tall as you are. It comes to about the height of the person standing beside it.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 1.05 m
Width: 1.54 m
Medium: oil on canvas
Kind: Painting
Made in: America, Ohio, Cleveland
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Unframed: 105.5 x 154 cm (41 9/16 x 60 5/8 in.)
Credit: Gift of Mrs. M. Satra, in memory of her husband

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 1.54 m × 1.05 m. Almost as tall as you are. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made c. 1906–1909. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Gift of Mrs. M. Satra, in memory of her husband.
How was it made?: Oil on canvas, made in America, Ohio, Cleveland, America, Ohio, Cleveland.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.