Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2011
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of the Americas: July 2009–June 2011
Cocktails
about 1926
Archibald Motley
81.3 x 101.6 cm (32 x 40 in.)
Oil on canvas
Classification: Paintings
Accession number: 2011.1859
Location: John Axelrod Gallery (American Modern: The 1920s and 30s)
Provenance/Ownership History: Private collection, Chicago; by 1984, with Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York; February 1984, sold by Michael Rosenfeld Gallery to John Axelrod, Boston; 2011, sold by Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: June 22, 2011)
The John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection