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A most curious manifestation (or a boat sailing the great rapids of time), 2024
Oil and acrylic on archival canvas
Purchased with funds from the Coffin Fine Arts Trust; Nathan Emory Coffin Collection of the Des Moines Art Center, 2025.6
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Dimensions
Overall: 73 1/2 x 112 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (186.7 x 286.4 x 3.8 cm)
Accession Number
2025.6
Classifications
painting
Signed
Firelei Báez 2024 (l,r verso)
A most curious manifestation (or a boat sailing the great rapids of time)
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Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
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