Modern and Contemporary Art Composition Made in France1936 Hans Hartung, French (born Germany), 1904 - 1989 Oil on canvas * Corridor to American Art, off Great Stair Hall, first floor 1952-61-46 A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952 |
ProvenanceA. E. Gallatin, New York, purchased from the artist, summer 1938 [1]; bequest to PMA, 1952. 1. Gallatin visited Hartung's Paris studio in June 1938, where he chose "Composition". See Gail Stavitsky, The Development, Institutionalization, and Impact of the A. E. Gallatin Collection of Modern Art [Ph.D. dissertation, New York University], 1990, v. 2, p. 377-378, and v. 7, p. 116; and Museum of Living Art press release, November 19, 1938.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
