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Europe I, Larry Rivers, 1956, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Portrait. Abstract. Donor: Mr. James Merrill, Connecticut Larry Rivers Public and Private Size: 72 x 48 in. (182.88 x 121.92 cm) (canvas) 76 5/8 x 53 5/8 in. (194.63 x 136.21 cm) (outer frame) Medium: Oil on canvas

[Untitled], Larry Rivers, 1973, Brooklyn Museum: Contemporary Art

Size: Sheet: 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm) Medium: Color lithograph and silkscreen

Molly, Larry Rivers, 1957, MoMA: Drawings and Prints

The Ingram Merrill Foundation Size: composition (irreg.): 9 15/16 x 11 15/16" (25.3 x 30.3 cm); sheet (irreg.): 13 3/8 x 17 1/8" (33.9 x 43.5 cm) Medium: Lithograph

Larry Rivers with his portrait of Poet John Ashbery's poem "Pyrography" (1977), his studio Southhampton L.I. July 7, 1985. He worked out with weightlift instructor too that day, as well as new Styrofoam 3-D painting.  

(photo & caption: Allen Ginsberg, courtesy Twelvetrees Books / Allen Ginsberg Estate)

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Berdie in the Garden, Larry Rivers, 1954, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Paintings

Portrait. Larry Rivers’ mother-in-law, Bertha “Berdie” Burger, was his favorite model until she died in 1957. Rivers said of Berdie, “She was a devoted creature. Berdie is the closest thing I’ve ever known to a saint. … She had all the signs of even being a little dense, but like saints are thought to be, she had no ego. She seemed to just be glad to be around and happy to be alive.” Berdie in the Garden is just one of the many paintings that Rivers made of Berdie sitting in the garden of the house in Southhampton, New York. Conservation of this picture was made possible by a generous contribution from Al and Dena Naylor and Patty Canney through the Art Champions program. Size: 62 1/2 x 52 x 2 in. (158.8 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas