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

The Freighter

Lot Closed

April 6, 02:25 PM GMT

Estimate

200 - 300 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

The Freighter


signed Herman Rose (lower right)

oil on canvas laid down on Masonite and tacked to stretchers

Masonite: 11 ⅜ by 11 ¾ inches ( 30 by 29.8 cm)

framed: 12 ½ by 13 inches (31.8 by 33 cm)

Painted in 1965.

The artist
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (acquired from the above)
Gift to the present owner, 1981