Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
The Harpie
signed 'Ben Shahn' (lower right)
gouache and ink on paper
25 7/8 x 38 5/8 in. (65.7 x 98.1 cm.)
Executed in 1951.
Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
The Harpie
signed 'Ben Shahn' (lower right)
gouache and ink on paper
25 7/8 x 38 5/8 in. (65.7 x 98.1 cm.)
Executed in 1951.
The Downtown Gallery, Inc., New York Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1962
B.B. Shahn, Ben Shahn, New York, 1972, pp. 205, 215 and 217 (illustrated). F.K. Pohl, Ben Shahn, San Francisco, 1993, p. 109 (illustrated).
Highland Park, Illinois, The Casino Gallery, Ravinia Festival Art Exhibition, From the Collection of Chicagoans, 1963, no. 18. New York, The Jewish Museum, Common Man, Mythic Vision: The Paintings of Ben Shahn, November 1998- March 1999.