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Selections from The Museum of Modern Art: c. 1900–1990- November 19, 2025

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Featuring a range of styles and movements, this selection of photographs, paintings, sculptures, and works on paper from The Museum of Modern Art’s holdings presents a rare opportunity to acquire works of impeccable provenance from one of the world’s preeminent art institutions. STAIR internetrequests@stairgalleries.com
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Cornelia B. McCoy: Untitled (The Dairy Barn)
  • Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program
Lot 73

Cornelia B. McCoy: Untitled (The Dairy Barn)

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
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Platinum print mounted on tissue-thin paper, c. 1915, signed and inscribed 'East Orange, NJ' on the reverse, signed on the mount, signed and titled on the mat, with label from The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Untitled (Portrait Study of a Young Woman), platinum print mounted on tissue-thin paper, c. 1915, signed on the mount, signed and inscribed with erroneous information on the mat, with label from The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Untitled (Portrait Study of an Old Woman), platinum print mounted on paper, c. 1915, signed on the paper mount, with label from The Museum of Modern Art, New York; and Untitled (Portrait of Her Father), platinum print, c. 1915, unsigned, with label from The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

8 x 5 7/8 in. (sheet), 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (sheet), 7 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (sheet), 8 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. (sheet), all unframed. 

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All with some surface scuffing. The Dairy Barn  and Portrait Study of an Old Woman both with some small touched-in spots. Portrait of Her Father and Portrait Study of a Young Woman with some staining showing mostly around the sheet edges and on the reverse. Portrait of Her Father with some creasing around the sheet edges, a small tear at the bottom sheet edge and tack holes at the right sheet corners. Otherwise all in good condition.

Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.

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Gift of Eleanor Beach Fitchen, 1969.

The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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