The Blue Bull
Artist
Darrel Austin
(American, 1907 - 1994)
Date1945
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 30 × 36 inches (76.2 × 91.44 cm)
Framed: 40 × 46 inches (101.6 × 116.84 cm)
Framed: 40 × 46 inches (101.6 × 116.84 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Westport Fund through the Friends of Art
Object number45-33
Signedl.r.corner: "Darrell Austin 1945"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionLarge bull, seen from right side, stands with one foot (left forefoot) in swampy grasses; pale moonlight; colors of blue, black, green, and white.ProvenancePurchased from the artist by Perls Galleries, New York, stock no. 2193, 1945 [1];
Purchased from Perls Galleries by the Friends of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1945;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1945.
NOTES:
[1] Archives of American Art, Washington DC, Perls Galleries records, box 77, Sales records: Invoices.
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