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STUART DAVIS | Whippets
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Stuart Davis
- Whippets
- signed STUART DAVIS and dated 1915 (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 30 by 38 inches
- (76.2 by 96.5 cm)
Provenance
The artist
Private collection, California
Sold: Parke-Bernet, New York, April 11, 1962, lot 164
Dr. Morris W. Primoff, Palm Springs, California
Estate of the above (sold: William Doyle Galleries, New York, April 1, 1987, lot 153)
Francine LeFrak, New York
Private collection, New York, 1992
Private collection, New York
Jack Nicholson, Beverly Hills, California, by 1993
Jordan-Volpe Fine Art, New York
Langdale Price, Phoenix, Arizona, 1994
McClees Galleries, Haverford, Pennsylvnia
Private collection (acquired from the above, 2006; sold: Bonhams, New York, November 20, 2017)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Private collection, California
Sold: Parke-Bernet, New York, April 11, 1962, lot 164
Dr. Morris W. Primoff, Palm Springs, California
Estate of the above (sold: William Doyle Galleries, New York, April 1, 1987, lot 153)
Francine LeFrak, New York
Private collection, New York, 1992
Private collection, New York
Jack Nicholson, Beverly Hills, California, by 1993
Jordan-Volpe Fine Art, New York
Langdale Price, Phoenix, Arizona, 1994
McClees Galleries, Haverford, Pennsylvnia
Private collection (acquired from the above, 2006; sold: Bonhams, New York, November 20, 2017)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
Palm Springs, California, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Desert Art Collections, March-June 1985, p. 24, illustrated
Bronx, New York, Lehman College Art Gallery, American Modernists: The Paris Experience, November-December 1989, no. 17
Bronx, New York, Lehman College Art Gallery, American Modernists: The Paris Experience, November-December 1989, no. 17
Literature
W. Zimmer, "Lehman Makes Modernism More Vivid," The New York Times, November 19, 1989, p. 36
Ani Boyajian and Mark Rutkoski, eds., Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. III, New Haven, Connecticut, 2007, no. 1364, pp. 29-30, illustrated
Ani Boyajian and Mark Rutkoski, eds., Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. III, New Haven, Connecticut, 2007, no. 1364, pp. 29-30, illustrated
Condition
The canvas is lined and the edges are covered with tape. Under UV: there are a few dots of inpainting near the center left edge and lower left corner. Other pigments fluoresce but appear to be original.
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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.