Live Auction 15976Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
Thornton Dial (1928-2016)
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Thornton Dial (1928-2016)

Fading

Closed16 November 2018

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USD 106,250

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Thornton Dial (1928-2016)
Fading
signed with the artist's initials 'TD' (lower left); titled and dated 'FADING (RESPECT FOR GEE'S BEND) 2002' (on the overlap)
tin, clothing, nails, enamel and spray paint on canvas mounted on panel
59 ½ x 80 7/8 in. (151.3 x 205.4 cm.)
Executed in 2002.

William S. Arnett, Atlanta, acquired directly from the artist
Tinwood Alliance, Atlanta, 2005
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

Thornton Dial takes inspiration from Gee's Bend Quiltmakers, a small black community from Alabama who have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces, dating back to the 1920s. Both Dial and the women of Gee's Bend harness the tactile and symbolic associations of found and repurposed materials to create works filled with personal history and beauty. Dial has stated of his work: "I believe I have proved that my art is about ideas, and about life, and the experience of the world."