Two Centuries: American Art
Two Centuries: American Art
Sold by the Order of the Trustees of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
Herman Rose
Chimney and Skyscraper
Lot Closed
March 3, 06:43 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 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
Chimney and Skyscraper
initialed HR (lower right); also signed HERMAN ROSE and inscribed (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
canvas: 21 ⅜ by 12 inches (54.3 by 30.5 cm)
framed: 31 ¾ by 19 ¾ inches (80.6 by 50.2 cm)
The artist
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, by 1952 (acquired from the above)
Gifted to the present owner, 1966
New York, Museum of Modern Art, 15 Americans, 1952, n.p.
(probably) Duluth, Minnesota, Tweed Gallery, University of Minnesota, 1956 (as Skyline, N.Y.)