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Leon Polk Smith
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Description
- Leon Polk Smith
- Diagonal Passage No. 3
- Signed Leon P Smith, dated 1949, titled and inscribed 110 W.16 NYC (on the reverse)
- Oil on canvas
- 36 by 36 in.
- 91.4 by 91.4 cm
Provenance
Collection of the artist
Burnett Miller Gallery, Los Angeles
Dr. Peter B. Fischer, Laguna Beach
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above
Burnett Miller Gallery, Los Angeles
Dr. Peter B. Fischer, Laguna Beach
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
New York, Rose Fried Gallery, 1949, n.n.
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Post-Mondrian Painters, 1949, n.n.
New York, Galerie Chalette, Leon Polk Smith’s Geometric Paintings 1945-1953, 1970, n.n.
New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Art Gallery, Mondrian and Neo-Plasticism in America, 1979, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Leon Polk Smith, Collagen, 1981-1983, 1984, illustrated in the catalogue
Los Angeles, Burnett Miller Gallery, Leon Polk Smith, 1985, n.n.
New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Leon Polk Smith: American Painter, 1995, n.n.
Clinton, New York, Hamilton College, Emerson Gallery; Amherst, Massachusetts, Mead Art Museum; Chicago, Terra Museum of American Art & Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Fisher Gallery, Progressive Geometric Abstraction in America 1934-1955: Selections from the Peter B. Fischer Collection, 1987-89, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Laguna Beach, Laguna Art Museum & New York, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Defining the Edge: Early American Abstraction, 1998, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Post-Mondrian Painters, 1949, n.n.
New York, Galerie Chalette, Leon Polk Smith’s Geometric Paintings 1945-1953, 1970, n.n.
New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Art Gallery, Mondrian and Neo-Plasticism in America, 1979, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Leon Polk Smith, Collagen, 1981-1983, 1984, illustrated in the catalogue
Los Angeles, Burnett Miller Gallery, Leon Polk Smith, 1985, n.n.
New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Leon Polk Smith: American Painter, 1995, n.n.
Clinton, New York, Hamilton College, Emerson Gallery; Amherst, Massachusetts, Mead Art Museum; Chicago, Terra Museum of American Art & Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Fisher Gallery, Progressive Geometric Abstraction in America 1934-1955: Selections from the Peter B. Fischer Collection, 1987-89, n.n., illustrated in the catalogue
Laguna Beach, Laguna Art Museum & New York, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, Defining the Edge: Early American Abstraction, 1998, illustrated in the catalogue
Condition
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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.