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Property from the Collection of Dr. Mark and Irene Kauffman
Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
Maquette for 'Apotheosis'
Details
Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
Maquette for 'Apotheosis'
signed 'Ben Shahn' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and ink on paperboard
7¾ x 48¼ in. (19.7 x 122.6 cm.)
Executed in 1956.
Maquette for 'Apotheosis'
signed 'Ben Shahn' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and ink on paperboard
7¾ x 48¼ in. (19.7 x 122.6 cm.)
Executed in 1956.
Provenance
The Downtown Gallery, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schulman, Gloversville, New York, by 1979.
Estate of the above.
Sotheby's, New York, 24 June 1988, lot 262.
Private collection.
Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1989.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schulman, Gloversville, New York, by 1979.
Estate of the above.
Sotheby's, New York, 24 June 1988, lot 262.
Private collection.
Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1989.
Literature
K.W. Prescott, Ben Shahn: A Retrospective 1989-1969, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1976, p. 56, no. 68, illustrated.
Nardin Galleries, Ben Shahn, 1898-1969, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1979, n.p., no. 43.
K.W. Prescott, Ben Shan ten = Ben Shahn Retrospective, exhibition catalogue, Tokyo, Japan, 1991, pp. 90-91, pl. 59, illustrated.
F.K. Pohl, Ben Shahn, San Francisco, California, 1993, pp. 134-35, illustrated.
S. Chevlowe, et al., Common Man, Mythic Vision: The Paintings of Ben Shahn, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1998, pp. 107, 180, no. 38, fig. 61, illustrated.
Boca Raton Museum of Art, American Modernism: Paintings from the Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Kauffman Collection, exhibition catalogue, Boca Raton, Florida, 2003, pp. 58-59, 71, no. 61, illustrated.
Nardin Galleries, Ben Shahn, 1898-1969, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1979, n.p., no. 43.
K.W. Prescott, Ben Shan ten = Ben Shahn Retrospective, exhibition catalogue, Tokyo, Japan, 1991, pp. 90-91, pl. 59, illustrated.
F.K. Pohl, Ben Shahn, San Francisco, California, 1993, pp. 134-35, illustrated.
S. Chevlowe, et al., Common Man, Mythic Vision: The Paintings of Ben Shahn, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1998, pp. 107, 180, no. 38, fig. 61, illustrated.
Boca Raton Museum of Art, American Modernism: Paintings from the Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Kauffman Collection, exhibition catalogue, Boca Raton, Florida, 2003, pp. 58-59, 71, no. 61, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, The Downtown Gallery, 1958.
Syracuse, New York, Syracuse University, 1960.
Utica, New York, Munson-Williams Proctor Institute of Fine Arts, 1965.
Rochester, New York, Nazareth College, 1968.
New York, The Jewish Museum, and elsewhere, Ben Shahn: A Retrospective 1898-1969, October 18, 1976-February 2, 1977.
Washington, D.C., House of Representatives, Homage to Ben Shahn, April 4-August 18, 1978.
New York, Nardin Galleries, Ben Shahn, 1898-1969, February 27-March 24, 1979, no. 43.
Tokyo, Japan, Isetan Museum of Art, and elsewhere, Ben Shan ten = Ben Shahn Retrospective, May 9-28, 1991.
New York, The Jewish Museum, and elsewhere, Common Man, Mythic Vision: The Paintings of Ben Shahn, November 8, 1998-March 7, 1999, no. 38.
Boca Raton, Florida, Boca Raton Museum of Art, and elsewhere, American Modernism: Paintings from the Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Kauffman Collection, November 19, 2003-January 18, 2004.
Tampa, Florida, Tampa Museum of Art, American Modernism from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Kauffman, January 8-February 27, 2011.
Syracuse, New York, Syracuse University, 1960.
Utica, New York, Munson-Williams Proctor Institute of Fine Arts, 1965.
Rochester, New York, Nazareth College, 1968.
New York, The Jewish Museum, and elsewhere, Ben Shahn: A Retrospective 1898-1969, October 18, 1976-February 2, 1977.
Washington, D.C., House of Representatives, Homage to Ben Shahn, April 4-August 18, 1978.
New York, Nardin Galleries, Ben Shahn, 1898-1969, February 27-March 24, 1979, no. 43.
Tokyo, Japan, Isetan Museum of Art, and elsewhere, Ben Shan ten = Ben Shahn Retrospective, May 9-28, 1991.
New York, The Jewish Museum, and elsewhere, Common Man, Mythic Vision: The Paintings of Ben Shahn, November 8, 1998-March 7, 1999, no. 38.
Boca Raton, Florida, Boca Raton Museum of Art, and elsewhere, American Modernism: Paintings from the Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Kauffman Collection, November 19, 2003-January 18, 2004.
Tampa, Florida, Tampa Museum of Art, American Modernism from the Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Kauffman, January 8-February 27, 2011.
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Bridget Young
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