Aaron Anderson
Specialist, Head of Sale
Property from The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund
Lot 16
Reuben Nakian(1897-1986)Young Calf 15in high (38.1cm)
19 November 2019, 16:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$8,200 inc. premium
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Reuben Nakian (1897-1986)
Young Calf
signed 'Nakian' (on the bottom)
pink marble
15in high (38.1cm)
Carved circa 1927.
signed 'Nakian' (on the bottom)
pink marble
15in high (38.1cm)
Carved circa 1927.
Footnotes
Provenance
The artist.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1938.
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Modern Works of Art: 5th Anniversary Exhibition, November 19, 1934–January 20, 1935, p. 37, no. 182, illustrated.
Paris, France, Musée du Jeu de Paume, Trois siècles d'art aux États-Unis, May 24-June 31, 1938, p. 50, no. 212.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, New Acquisitions, October 25, 1938-November 18, 1938.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Modern Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum Collection, January 12, 1940-February 27, 1941.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection, October 23, 1940-January 12, 1941.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection, May 6, 1941-April 30, 1941.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture, June 20, 1945-February 13, 1946, p. 8, no. 452.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Birds and Beasts from the Museum of Modern Art, December 3, 1960-January 8, 1961.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Art of the Twenties, November 17, 1979-January 22, 1980, p. 24, no. 246.