Cowboy Smoking
1947 · pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard
sight 6 1/4 x 3 in. (15.9 x 7.6 cm)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Walt Kuhn
1877–1949
WA-00015329
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Painting
Representation
None documented
28
Institutional Exhibitions
115
Works in Collection
174
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (2)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
No image
A Treasury of Modern Drawing: The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1978
No image
In the Twenties
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1975
No image
American Prints: 1913�1963
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974–1975
No image
Drawn in America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1972
No image
American Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969–1970
No image
Drawings: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
No image
20 Drawings: New Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966
No image
44 Drawings: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965–1966
No image
American Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948–1949
No image
Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1947
No image
The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1945–1946
Field Verification (3 fields)
1 cross-verified · 2 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- BiographyWikipedia· 88%
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (2)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional40%
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Artworks (115)
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Artwork sources (5)
115 published of 167 catalogued · 136 with image
- MoMA52 publishedof 104 catalogued80 img
- Smithsonian44 published44 img
- Art Institute Chicago11 published11 img
- The Met7 published
- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published1 img
Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)
1 entries · 1 sources
- 1895 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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6Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Smithsonian American Art Museum
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Market
Auction sale history
Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction
Market
Auction History
Range: $1,500 – $396,500
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | Apr 2026 | $40,000 – $60,000 | $38,100 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2026 | $25,000 – $35,000 | $31,750 | |
| Christie's | Mar 2026 | $15,000 – $25,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Jan 2026 | $100,000 – $150,000 | $120,650 | |
| Christie's | Jan 2026 | $40,000 – $60,000 | $60,960 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2025 | $120,000 – $180,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Apr 2024 | $7,000 – $10,000 | $7,560 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2024 | $7,000 – $10,000 | $12,600 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2024 | $12,000 – $18,000 | $20,160 | |
| Christie's | Apr 2023 | $70,000 – $100,000 | $69,300 |
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