Live Auction 2171Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture
Christie’s roundel
Lot 12 Property from the Estate of Helen Farr Sloan/John Sloan Trust, Sold to Benefit the Delaware Art Museum

John Sloan (1871-1951)

Los Cerrillos

Closed20 May 2009

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USD 18,750

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John Sloan (1871-1951)
Los Cerrillos
signed '-John Sloan' (lower right)--signed again, dated '1950' and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
tempera on masonite
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)

The artist.
Helen Farr Sloan, wife of the artist.
Estate of the above.
John Sloan Trust.
By bequest to the present owner.

Specialist note

Los Cerrillos, New Mexico is located approximately fifteen miles south of Santa Fe. John Sloan referred to this town as a "ghost town" in his diary on September 29, 1950 when he referenced painting the present work.