Vente aux enchères en direct 2225Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Lot 17PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION 

Stuart Davis (1892-1964)

Still

Fermé2 December 2009

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Stuart Davis (1892-1964)
Still
signed 'Stuart Davis' (upper center)
gouache and pencil on paper
5¼ x 7½ in. (13.3 x 19.1 cm.), image size; 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.), sheet size
Executed in 1953.

The artist.
[With]The Downtown Gallery, New York.
Edwin C. Wilson, Washington, D.C., 1955.
Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, 21 March 1974, lot 67.
[With]Forum Gallery, New York.
Private collection, Chicago, Illinois.
Estate of the above.
Christie's, New York, 28 May 1992, lot 253.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Note du spécialiste

The present work, which is based on a photograph of a man with a still from an unidentified newspaper clipping, embodies the style and energy of Davis' mature works as well as his predilection for incorporating various influences into his art.