Live Auction 16797Outsider and Vernacular Art
William Edmondson (1874-1951)
Lot 1021 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF EUGENIE AND LAEL JOHNSON

William Edmondson (1874-1951)

Critter, 1930s

Closed18 January 2019

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USD 125,000

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William Edmondson (1874-1951)
Critter, 1930s
limestone
10 in. high, 15 ¼ in. wide, 6 ¾ in. deep

Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Meyer Wolfe, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Nick Freydberg, New York, 1964
D.C. Moore Gallery, New York

Specialist note

Famed Harper's Bazaar photographer Louise-Dahl Wolfe photographed William Edmondson's yard multiple times in 1936 and/or 1937. She acquired this work directly from the artist, likely during one of these visits.