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The Phantom

Date
1958
Material
Oil on canvas
Classification
Paintings
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
48 1/4 x 36 3/8 in. (122.5 x 92.4 cm)
framed: 50 3/16 x 38 3/8 in. (127.5 x 97.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Shoenberg
Rights
© The Hans Hofmann Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Object Number
240:1977
Kootz Gallery, New York, NY [1]

by 1961 - 1977
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Schoenberg, St. Louis, MO [2]

1977-
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Schoenberg [3]


Notes:
[1] The gallery label on the frame's verso suggests the likelihood that the painting was purchased at the Kootz Gallery, which was the artist's representing gallery from 1947-1966.

[2] Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Schoenberg are referenced as lenders for the exhibition "A Galaxy of Treasures from St. Louis Collections" that ran from January 18, 1961 to February 12, 1961. ["A Galaxy of Treasures from St. Louis Collections," St. Louis: The City Art Museum [SLAM document files].

[3] Letter of Acceptance, dated December 29, 1977 from Jack Cowart to Mr. and Mrs. Schoenberg [SLAM document files]; and the Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Saint Louis Art Museum, December 14, 1977.

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