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Kahlil Gibran: the Garden of the Prophet Exhibition at Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, AUSTRALIA, 28 November 2018 To17 March 2019 MUSEUMSVICTORIA

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Kahlil Gibran: the Garden of the Prophet Exhibition at Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, AUSTRALIA, 28 November 2018 To17 March 2019 MUSEUMSVICTORIA Items being borrowed by Museums Victoria from the Gibran Museum for inclusion in the exhibition Kahlil Gibran: The Garden of the Prophet Exhibition at Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton, AUSTRALIA, 28 November 2018 to17 March 2019 MUSEUMSVICTORIA MV ID Lender ID Object Image Provenance Information Height Length Width Depth Unit LN 65922 427R Love Asleep in a Field of Poppies Title: Love Asleep in a Field of Poppies 35 40 cm Pencil, Work on paper, Ca. 1900 Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Bsharri. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65923 421 Untitled [1] Title: Untitled [1] 34 29 cm Charcoal, pre- 1908? Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Boston. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65924 423 Untitled [2] Title: Untitled [2] 36 45 cm Charcoal, pre- 1908? Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Boston. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. Page 1 of 14 Museums Victoria MV ID Lender ID Object Image Provenance Information Height Length Width Depth Unit LN 65925 2 The Sad Mona Lisa Sultana Gibran Title: The Sad Mona Lisa Sultana Gibran 92 70 cm Oil on Canvas, 1910 Description of Identifying Mark: Signed and dated lower right: “K.Gibran 1910” Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Paris. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65926 236 Untitled [3] Title: Untitled [3] 51 41 cm Pastels work on paper, 1907 Description of Identifying Mark: Signed down right with a symbol: 1907 Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Boston. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65927 239 Untitled [4] Title: Untitled [4] 30 47 cm Watercolour work on paper, Ca. 1907 Description of Identifying Mark: Signed down right: "K.G." Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Boston. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65928 425 Angel Waiting for the Union of Two Lovers Title: Angel Waiting for the Union of Two Lovers 46 35 cm Graphite, Ca. 1904 Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Boston. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. Page 2 of 14 Museums Victoria MV ID Lender ID Object Image Provenance Information Height Length Width Depth Unit LN 65929 281 Portrait of Mary Haskell or Four Faces Title: Portrait of Mary Haskell or Four Faces 63 84 cm Charcoal, 1925 Description of Identifying Mark: Signed and dated lower right: “Kahil Gibran 1925” Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in New York. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65930 53 Untiltled [5] Title: Untiltled [5] 84 65 cm Oil on Canvas, Ca. 1910 Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Paris. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65931 49 Bust of a Nude Woman Title: Bust of a Nude Woman (And a face with eyes closed at her right) 84 65 cm Oil on Canvas, Ca. 1910 Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Paris. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65932 58 The Thinker with the Crystal Ball Title: The Thinker with the Crystal Ball 84 74 cm Oil on Canvas, Ca. 1910 Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Paris. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. Page 3 of 14 Museums Victoria MV ID Lender ID Object Image Provenance Information Height Length Width Depth Unit LN 65933 60 Portrait of a Woman [1] Title: Portrait of a Woman 84 66 cm Oil on Canvas, Pre-1910(?) Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Paris. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65934 268 Edmond Rostand Title: Edmond Rostand 58 56 cm Charcoal, 1910 Description of Identifying Mark: Signed and dated at right: "K 1910/Paris" Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Paris. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65935 GKG30, Box Arabic manuscript, parts of Spirits Rebellious (sketches and Title: Arabic manuscript, parts of Spirits Rebellious (sketches and faces) 22 36 cm faces) Manuscript, 1908 Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Boston. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65936 63 Portrait of a Woman [2] Title: Portrait of a Woman 64 48 cm Oil on Canvas, Ca. 1910 Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Paris. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. Page 4 of 14 Museums Victoria MV ID Lender ID Object Image Provenance Information Height Length Width Depth Unit LN 65937 287R Self-Portrait Title: Self-Portrait 31 26 cm Charcoal, Pre-1908(?) Description of Identifying Mark: Signed on the right: "K" Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in Boston. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65938 264R Sarah Bernhardt Title: Sarah Bernhardt 82 55 cm Charcoal, 1913 Description of Identifying Mark: Signed and dated lower right: "K. 1913" On the back of the portrait: "Bernhardt" Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in New York. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65939 286 Rabindranath Tagore Title: Rabindranath Tagore 63 34 cm Charcoal, Ca. 1916 Description of Identifying Mark: Signed down right: "Kahlil Gibran" Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in New York. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65940 298 Ameen Rihani Title: Ameen Rihani 50 46 cm Charcoal, 1911(?) Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in New York. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. Page 5 of 14 Museums Victoria MV ID Lender ID Object Image Provenance Information Height Length Width Depth Unit LN 65941 38 Let Us Rise Together Title: Let Us Rise Together 93 74 cm Oil on Canvas, Ca. 1912 Description of Identifying Mark: Not signed, not dated Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in New York. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran. LN 65942 14 Untitled [6] Title: Untitled [6] 99 115 cm Oil on Canvas, 1914 Description of Identifying Mark: Signed and dated down left: "K. Gibran 1914" Date collected: Acquired by the Gibran National Committee in 1933 upon Gibran’s death according to his will from March 13th, 1930 (New York). Place (or likely) created: Created in New York. Date and Place where item found: Previously owned by Gibran.
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