Leon Dabo, NA (1964-1960)

Moore Park (Sunset) Circa 1909 Oil on Canvas. Signed lower left dated 1952.  The last photo is an example of the sister painting to a famous Leon Dabo work that is in the collection of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. It is titled Moore Park (at night.) The difference being the moon versus the sun from a slightly different perspective. It was a gift from Stephan Bourgeois a patron to Leon Dabo and a famous art dealer and collector from NYC.
Moore Park (at night)
History:

• ? -1912: Bourgeois, Stéphane collection,
• 1912: gift from Stéphane Bourgeois on July 26, 1912 to the Luxembourg Museum,
• 1912-1922: Luxembourg Museum,
• 1922-1946: Louvre Jeu de Paume Museum, then Museum of Foreign Schools,
• 1946-1980: National Museum of Modern Art,
• 1980: awarded to the Louvre Museum by the National Museums,
• 1980: assigned to the Musée d’Orsay by the Louvre Museum (return of the MNAM)
Both paintings are important works and represent the great early works of Leon Dabo.

Measurements:

24 x 30″ unframed

33.5 x 38″ framed gilt frame

A wonderful sunset over the water in Moore Park. You can see the sun behind a thin layer of haze in the sky. It has a group of boats across the water.
Verso back stretcher of painting in pencil, top center #12 in pencil, bottom edge, Art Institute of C #12, 1918, I Chicago.

Provenance:
1918 Art Institute of Chicago, An Exhibition of Oils by Leon Dabo, Moore Park, No. 12
Estate of Albert Samuelson

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