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Petunias and Salvia
1988 · Oil, silver leaf, glitter, and wallpaper on canvas
36 × 72 in. (91.4 × 182.9 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Robert Kushner
1949
WA-00003773
PaintingPattern and DecorationContemporary
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Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
30
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2
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Publications Referenced
70%
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- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (2)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- Paula-CooperTier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%
About
Why this artist matters now
Robert Kushner is a central figure in the Pattern and Decoration Movement, painting lush compositions of flowers and foliage rendered with bold color, gold leaf, and grid-based structures informed by Japanese screens, Islamic patterning, and Uzbekistani embroidery. His work treats ornamentation as a deliberate, defiant stance, channeling Matisse, Klimt, and the French Nabis into densely layered botanical surfaces.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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2 published of 26 catalogued · 22 with image
- The Met2 published
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In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Background
Education
University of California, San Diego
Visual Arts · 1971
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