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Morris Graves 1910-2001
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Morris Graves
- Ecstatic Gander
- signed Graves and dated '52, l.r.
- oil on canvas laid down on masonite
- 38 by 48 in.
- (96.5 by 121.9 cm)
Provenance
Willard Gallery, New York
Mrs. T.V. Barber, Palm Beach, Florida
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Mrs. T.V. Barber, Palm Beach, Florida
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Carnegie Museum of Art, The 1955 Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, October-December 1955
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection; Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts; Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Art Center; San Francisco, California, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum; Los Angeles, California, Art Galleries, University of California; La Jolla, California, Art Center; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Morris Graves Retrospective Exhibition, 1956-57, illustrated p. 51
Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection; Greenville, South Carolina, Greenville County Museum of Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Oakland, California, The Oakland Museum; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Museum of Art; San Diego, California, San Diego Museum of Art, Morris Graves: Vision of the Inner Eye, April 1983-September 1984, no. 91, illustrated
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection; Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts; Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Art Center; San Francisco, California, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum; Los Angeles, California, Art Galleries, University of California; La Jolla, California, Art Center; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Morris Graves Retrospective Exhibition, 1956-57, illustrated p. 51
Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection; Greenville, South Carolina, Greenville County Museum of Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Oakland, California, The Oakland Museum; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Museum of Art; San Diego, California, San Diego Museum of Art, Morris Graves: Vision of the Inner Eye, April 1983-September 1984, no. 91, illustrated
Condition
Very good condition, one pin dot of loss in upper left quadrant; under UV: fine.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.