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Max Weber
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Max Weber
- The River
- oil on canvas
- 25 by 31 inches
- (63.5 by 78.7 cm)
- Painted in 1926.
Provenance
Downtown Gallery, New York
Richard D. Brixey, New York
Gift to the present owner from the estate of the above, 1943
Richard D. Brixey, New York
Gift to the present owner from the estate of the above, 1943
Exhibited
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Max Weber Retrospective, March-April 1930, no. 83, p. 21, illustrated
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Romantic Painting in America, February 1944-May 1945
New York, Museum of Modern Art, The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture, June 1945-January 1946
Baltimore Museum of Art, Paintings from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, March-April 1946
New York, Museum of Modern Art, American Paintings from the Museum Collection, December 1948-March 1949
Glasgow, Festival of Jewish Arts, February 1951
New York, Brearley School, April-May 1953
New York, Jewish Museum; Palm Beach, The Norton Gallery of Art; San Antonio, The McNay Institute; Omaha, The Joslyn Art Museum, Max Weber, October 1982-November 1983
Huntington, New York, Heckscher Museum of Art, Max Weber on Long Island, April-August 2012
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Romantic Painting in America, February 1944-May 1945
New York, Museum of Modern Art, The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture, June 1945-January 1946
Baltimore Museum of Art, Paintings from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, March-April 1946
New York, Museum of Modern Art, American Paintings from the Museum Collection, December 1948-March 1949
Glasgow, Festival of Jewish Arts, February 1951
New York, Brearley School, April-May 1953
New York, Jewish Museum; Palm Beach, The Norton Gallery of Art; San Antonio, The McNay Institute; Omaha, The Joslyn Art Museum, Max Weber, October 1982-November 1983
Huntington, New York, Heckscher Museum of Art, Max Weber on Long Island, April-August 2012
Literature
Painting and Sculpture in The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1945 ed., no. 825; 1948 ed., no. 774; 1958 ed.
Alfred Werner, Max Weber, New York, 1975, no. 87, illustrated
Alfred Werner, Max Weber, New York, 1975, no. 87, illustrated
Condition
Oil on canvas, canvas is wax lined. Surface: In generally good condition aside from some almost imperceptible craquelure in the lower left corner, a few faint stretcher bar marks, and is slightly pressed. Work presents nicely. UNDER UV: A few scattered dots and dashes of inpainting along the extreme right edge.
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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.