Focus on Eclipse of the Sun (Grosz) and discuss the History.
The painting was brought by Grosz to the United States when he moved there in 1933. It was thought lost but was found at the home of a house painter, Thomas Constantine, who had kept it rolled up in his garage for several years. When it was found, it was exhibited at the Harbor Gallery in Cold Spring Harbor. A fund-raising effort by the Heckscher Museum of Art's first professional director led to the museum's acquisition of the painting for $15,000 in 1968. The museum planned to sell the painting in 2009, but the public outcry led them to give up the idea.
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