Live Auction 2419Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Francis Criss (1901-1973)
Lot 156

Francis Criss (1901-1973)

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Closed3 March 2011

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USD 12,500

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Francis Criss (1901-1973)
Why the Line?
signed 'Criss' (lower left)
oil on canvas laid down on panel
39¼ x 23¾ in. (99.7 x 60.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1934.

The artist.
[with]Washburn Gallery, New York.
[with]ACA Galleries, New York.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

According to the Renee and Chaim Gross Center for the Arts, New York, the figure in the foreground is the artist Chaim Gross and the sculpture in the background is Gross' 'Circus Girls' from 1934. 'Circus Girls' is currently on view at the Renee and Chaim Gross Center for the Arts, New York.