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Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899-1988)
- Indian Pueblo

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Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899-1988)
Indian Pueblo
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • $37,500
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    $50,000 - $70,000

Sale Information

Sale 2171
Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture
20 May 2009
New York, Rockefeller Plaza





Lot Description

Olaf Carl Wieghorst (1899-1988)
Indian Pueblo
signed 'O-Wieghorst' and inscribed with the artist's device (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in 1964.

Pre-Lot Text

Sold by the Indianapolis Museum of Art to Benefit Future Acquisitions

Provenance

The artist.
W. J. Holliday, Indianapolis, Indiana, gift from the above, 1961.
Harrison Eiteljorg, Indianapolis, Indiana, acquired from the above.
Gift to the present owner from the above, 1975.

Literature

T. Murray, Olaf Wieghorst Retrospective, exhibition catalogue, Tucson, Arizona, 1981, n.p., no. 30, illustrated.

Exhibited

Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Western American Art: Selections from the Harrison Eiteljorg Collection, January-February 1976.
Tucson, Arizona, Tucson Museum of Art, Olaf Wieghorst Retrospective, October 9-November 31, 1981, no. 30.

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