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Lot 52 Property from the Collection of John and Dolores Beck
Robert Henri (1865-1929)
Carl Schleicher
Closed22 May 2014
Price Realised
USD 221,000
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The Schleicher family was Robert Henri's favorite source for subjects during his summer spent in Woodstock, New York, in 1921. Indeed, he painted nine versions of the youngest, Karl, whose name Henri mispelled "Carl." In a letter to a friend, Henri explained his fascination with this particular child:
"Here I am painting principally children. There is a good crop of them available and some are excellent. The one I had today is a wonder--a little gnome of two and a half--and I think I landed a good one. This is perhaps the reason that I have felt the power to sit down and write. The youngster has light blond hair, dark brown eyes, a jumper of fine gray blue purple with a deep red edging, a white shirt in excellent tone with the rest...I know you would like the youngster and I believe you would like the painting." (as quoted in V.A. Leeds, Robert Henri: The Painted Spirit, New York, 2005, p. 27)
The sixth in Henri's series of Carl portraits, Carl Schleicher is a striking example of the artist's mature style honed to its best.
"Here I am painting principally children. There is a good crop of them available and some are excellent. The one I had today is a wonder--a little gnome of two and a half--and I think I landed a good one. This is perhaps the reason that I have felt the power to sit down and write. The youngster has light blond hair, dark brown eyes, a jumper of fine gray blue purple with a deep red edging, a white shirt in excellent tone with the rest...I know you would like the youngster and I believe you would like the painting." (as quoted in V.A. Leeds, Robert Henri: The Painted Spirit, New York, 2005, p. 27)
The sixth in Henri's series of Carl portraits, Carl Schleicher is a striking example of the artist's mature style honed to its best.