Above the Excavation

Niles Spencer (American, 1893–1952)

1950

Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas

Dimensions122.55 x 81.6 cm (48 1/4 x 32 1/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of the William H. Lane Foundation

Accession number1990.446

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Americas

InscriptionsLower right: NILES SPENCER—; Reverse: "ABOVE THE EXCAVATION" NILES SPENCER 1950

ProvenanceSeptember 29, 1953, sold by Downtown Gallery, New York (stock no. 38), to the William H. Lane Foundation, Leominster, MA [see note 1]; 1990, gift of the William H. Lane Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 18, 1990)

NOTES:
[1] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Sales Slips (2 of 2), 1953: Reel 5627 (Box 72), Frame 628.