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© Alexander Selytin. Photo by Mark DiOrio.
The Key
© Alexander Selytin. Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Artist/Maker (Russian, born 1964)
Dateafter 2005
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 12 × 12 × 1 1/2 in. (30.5 × 30.5 × 3.8 cm) Frame: 18 × 18 × 3 1/2 in. (45.7 × 45.7 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Kenneth B. Herdle, Class of 1971
Object number2025.19.1
Not on view
DescriptionStill life trompe l’oeil painting depicting credit cards, American money, and a skeleton key affixed to a wooden board with a rubber band and thumbtacks.
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Signature Recto, bottom right (paint): "Alexander Selytin ©"
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