Lot 18
  • 18

Blanche Lazzell

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Blanche Lazzell
  • The Garden Chair
  • signed Blanche Lazzell and dated 1942, l.c.; signed Blanche Lazzell, titled THE GARDEN CHAIR and dated PROVINCETOWN, MASS  1942 on the reverse
  • oil on masonite
  • 24 by 18 in.
  • (61 by 46 cm.)

Provenance

Private Collection, Pennsylvania

Condition

SURFACE: in good condition; fine craquelure in red flower at upper center; surface looks a bit soiled--might benefit from a light cleaning UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

In a letter Lazzell wrote to her sister Besse dated 27 July 1942 she wrote, "My petunias are marvelous some lavendar with purple centers five inches across. Look like orchids. I never saw such petunias... My whole garden is arranged as you say you do your flowers. You feel, or what Mr. Hofmann says, 'you experience' the flowers, then your sub-conscious mind does the arrangement. We must know and experience, feel to the depths of our soul, the flower, then we have the inner power to do things with it."