Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II

Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II

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Sold by the Order of the Trustees of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program

Herman Rose

Elia (Nude on Couch)

Lot Closed

April 6, 02:31 PM GMT

Estimate

300 - 500 USD

Lot Details

Description

Sold by the Order of the Trustees of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program

Herman Rose

1909 - 2007

Elia (Nude on Couch)


signed Herman Rose (upper left); also titled Elia (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

canvas: 13 ½ by 23 ½ inches (33.6 by 60 cm)

framed: 16 ¼ by 25 ¼ inches (41.3 by 64.1 cm)

Painted in 1961. 

The artist
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (acquired from the above)
Gift to the present owner, 1966
New York, Forum Gallery, 1962