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Albert York
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Albert York
- A Purple Anemone with Zinnias in a Glass Jar
- oil on canvasboard
- 13 3/4 by 10 3/4 in. 34.9 by 27.3 cm.
- Executed in 1987.
Provenance
Davis & Langdale Company, Inc., New York
Collection of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, New York (acquired from the above in 1987)
Sotheby's, New York, The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 26 April 1996, Lot 997
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Collection of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, New York (acquired from the above in 1987)
Sotheby's, New York, The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 26 April 1996, Lot 997
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Davis & Langdale Company, Inc., Albert York, March 1988
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas board is bowing outward very slightly at the bottom left edge. Under close inspection, there are a few scattered minor surface accretions. Under close inspection, there is a very minor area of pigment loss to the lower left edge. Under Ultraviolet inspection, there are some areas that fluoresce lightly but do not appear to be an indication of restoration. Framed.
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.
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
"Albert York may be the most highly admired unknown artist in America...The sculptor Robert Grosvenor owns two York landscapes, and he takes them with him, in a box he made for the purpose, when he leaves home for a few days. 'I really need them around me, somehow,' he told me recently. The late Jacqueline Onassis owned six York paintings, the last of which was given to her by her friend Maurice Tempelsman just a short time before she died. Edward Gorey, the artist and book illustrator, has five, and says he would buy anything of York's, sight unseen, if anything were available...Klaus Kertess, the curator who organized this year's Whitney Biennial, wanted to include York in the show but couldn't, because the Biennial is limited to work done within the last two years and York has not released a new painting in three years."
Calvin Tomkins, "Artist Uknown," The New Yorker, May 1995, p. 76