Gas House District
- Date
- 1932
- Material
- Oil on canvas
- made in
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- American Art
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 30 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (77.5 x 102.2 cm)
framed: 36 15/16 x 46 3/4 in. (93.8 x 118.7 cm) - Credit Line
- Funds given by Mr. and Mrs. G. Gordon Hertslet and Museum Purchase
- Rights
- © Estate of Niles Spencer
- Object Number
- 134:1966
Provenance
by 1933 - 1966
The Downtown Gallery, Inc., New York, NY [1]
1966 -
The Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from The Downtown Gallery, Inc. [2]
Notes:
[1] This painting was with The Downtown Gallery, Inc. by 1933 when it was published as in the possession of the Gallery ["Catalogue of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists." St. Louis: City Art Museum, 1933, p.11, no. 39]. The Downtown Gallery, Inc. acquired many works directly from the artist, and it is likely that they obtained "Gas House District" from him as well.
[2] Invoice from The Downtown Gallery, Inc., dated April 12, 1966 and bill of sale from The Downtown Gallery, Inc. dated May 20, 1966 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control and Associate Members of the Board of Control of the City Art Museum, April 7, 1966.
The Downtown Gallery, Inc., New York, NY [1]
1966 -
The Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from The Downtown Gallery, Inc. [2]
Notes:
[1] This painting was with The Downtown Gallery, Inc. by 1933 when it was published as in the possession of the Gallery ["Catalogue of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists." St. Louis: City Art Museum, 1933, p.11, no. 39]. The Downtown Gallery, Inc. acquired many works directly from the artist, and it is likely that they obtained "Gas House District" from him as well.
[2] Invoice from The Downtown Gallery, Inc., dated April 12, 1966 and bill of sale from The Downtown Gallery, Inc. dated May 20, 1966 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control and Associate Members of the Board of Control of the City Art Museum, April 7, 1966.
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