Hoosier Salon

Simon Baus
Circa 1955
Oil on masonite
27 x 21 inches

Other Information
Framed dimensions: 34 3/4 x 28 3/4 inches
Inscription: Signed lower left
Provenance: The artist; Thence by descent; Sale, "Spring Curated Sale of Historic Indiana Art," Indianapolis, April 18, 2021, lot 15; Private Collection, Carmel, Indiana (purchased from the former).
Exhibited: Indianapolis, Indiana, John Herron Art Institute, "Indiana Artists Exhibition," 1955; Indianapolis, Indiana, Auditorium Galleries, William H. Block Company, "32nd Annual Hoosier Salon," February 6–February 18, 1956, no. 12.
Literature: Illustrated on the cover for the catalog accompanying the 2021 sale (color), and again inside the catalog.
Depicts the important annual Hoosier Salon held at the William H. Block Company in downtown Indianapolis.
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