If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end with doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. –Francis Bacon from The Advancement of Learning. From the series Great Ideas.

Harold Altman, If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end with doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. --Francis Bacon from The Advancement of Learning. From the series Great Ideas., 1962, pen and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.4
Copied Harold Altman, If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end with doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. --Francis Bacon from The Advancement of Learning. From the series Great Ideas., 1962, pen and ink on paper, sheet: 14 1⁄2 x 10 5⁄8 in. (36.7 x 27.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.4

Artwork Details

Title
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end with doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. –Francis Bacon from The Advancement of Learning. From the series Great Ideas.
Artist
Date
1962
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 1⁄2 x 10 5⁄8 in. (36.7 x 27.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
pen and ink on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1984.124.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.4