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JOHN GRAHAM (1881-1961)
Lot 42

JOHN GRAHAM (1881-1961)

Abstraction

Closed18 April 2024

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JOHN GRAHAM (1881-1961)
Graham, J.
Abstraction
signed and dated 'Graham 31' (upper left)—signed again (on the stretcher)—signed again (on the reverse prior to lining)
oil on canvas
15 x 18 1/8 in. (38.1 x 46 cm.)
Painted in 1931.

The artist.
Julian Levy, New York.
Private collection, New York.
Richard York Gallery, New York, by 1988.
Françoise and Harvey Rambach, New York, 1989.
Gerald Peters Gallery, New York.
Julie Cline Fine Art Services, Newport Beach, California.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1999.

Specialist note

Depicting one of the artist's favorite subjects—the egg—the present work is a striking example of John Graham's experimentation with texture within his abstracted still lifes. "About 1930 Graham began to experiment with the inclusion of other media. He mixed sand with oil paint, for example, and this Abstraction is one of the first of these works." (Richard York Gallery, An American Gallery, vol. IV, New York, 1988)