Lot 112
  • 112

Louis Sullivan and Louis Millet

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Louis Sullivan and Louis Millet
  • Frieze from the Chicago Stock Exchange, 30 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois
  • oil on canvas
executed by Healy and Millet, Chicago

Provenance

Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, IL
Acquired from the above by a Chicago Private Collector, 1966
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Robert Judson Clark, ed., The Arts and Crafts Movement in America 1876-1916, Princeton, NJ, 1972, p. 60
John Vinci, The Art Institute of Chicago:  The Stock Exchange Trading Room, Chicago, 1977, pp. 38, 47, 54 and 57
Wim de Wit, ed., Louis Sullivan:  The Function of Ornament, Chicago, 1986, p. 64
Sarah C. Mollman, ed., Louis Sullivan in the Art Institute of Chicago:  The Illustrated Catalogue of Collections, New York, 1989, pp. 161 (for the trading room reconstructed at the Art Institute) and p. 163
John Vinci, The Trading Room:  Louis Sullivan and the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, 1989, p. 46
Hans Frei, Louis Henry Sullivan, Zurich, 1992, p. 111
Mario Manieri Elia, Louis Henry Sullivan, 1856-1924, New York, 1996, pp. 102-103 (for the original trading room)
Judith A. Barter, Apostles of Beauty:  Arts and Crafts from Britian to Chicago, Chicago, 2009, p. 169

Condition

Overall in very good condition. Oil on canvas which is striplined and unframed with the original edge of the canvas visible. With minor surface dirt and scattered abrasions concentrated to the edges of the frieze, the largest of which measures approximately 12 inches long located in the lower right quadrant adjacent to a second area of scattered abrasions measuring approximately 3 inches in diameter. With scattered lines of craquelure and associated losses across the surface that all appear stable. The frieze has recently been stretched onto a new frame for stability. The coloration of the oil paint presents with a range of hues from ochre, rust red, sage green and cream tones. The interlocking pattern of the stencil is intricately executed in a dynamic composition characterized by rhythm and repetition of the curvilinear design. A wonderful example of an architectural element from the Chicago Stock Exchange showing vibrant color and strong scale when viewed in person.
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