PROPERTY OF THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK, SOLD TO BENEFIT ITS ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM
Donald Forbes
José (José Limon)
No reserve
Lot Closed
March 5, 03:44 PM GMT
Estimate
500 - 700 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program
Donald Forbes
1905 - 1951
José (José Limon)
signed D. Forbes (upper right); signed Don Forbes, titled, and dated January 1940 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
19 by 15 in.
48.3 by 38.1 cm.
Executed in January 1940.
Acquired in 1942 by the present owner
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, New Acquisitions: American Painting and Sculpture, August - September 1942 (titled José)
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Twentieth Century Portraits, December 1942 - January 1943, p. 136
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Romantic Painting in America, November 1943 - February 1944, no. 91, p. 135