Sold by Order of the Trustees of
THE HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN
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George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)
Portrait of Maurice Prendergast
Details
George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)
Portrait of Maurice Prendergast
signed and dated 'George Luks 1924' and inscribed 'Portrait of My Friend, Maurice Prendergast, The Painter' on the reverse
oil on canvas
21 x 16in. (53.3 x 40.7cm.)
Portrait of Maurice Prendergast
signed and dated 'George Luks 1924' and inscribed 'Portrait of My Friend, Maurice Prendergast, The Painter' on the reverse
oil on canvas
21 x 16in. (53.3 x 40.7cm.)
Provenance
Washington Irving Gallery, New York, 1958
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1958
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1958
Literature
J. Zilczer, 'The Eight on Tour, 1908-1909', The American Art Journal, Summer, 1984, XVI, no. 3, p. 25, fig. 5
Exhibited
New York, The Forum Gallery, Portrait of Artists, Jan., 1965, no. 21
Milwaukee, The Milwaukee Art Center, The Inner Circle, Sept.-Oct., 1966, no. 65 illus.
Evanston, Terra Museum of American Art, Treasures from the Hirshhorn Museum: American Painting, 1880-1930, July-Sept., 1980, no. 15
Washington, National Portrait Gallery, The Eight, Jan.-July, 1983
Milwaukee, The Milwaukee Art Center, The Inner Circle, Sept.-Oct., 1966, no. 65 illus.
Evanston, Terra Museum of American Art, Treasures from the Hirshhorn Museum: American Painting, 1880-1930, July-Sept., 1980, no. 15
Washington, National Portrait Gallery, The Eight, Jan.-July, 1983