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ARTHUR GARFIELD DOVE | Untitled (Abstract Shapes)
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Arthur Garfield Dove
- Untitled (Abstract Shapes)
- dated 7-8-41 (lower center)
- watercolor and pencil on paper
- 5 by 7 inches
- (12.7 by 17.8 cm)
Provenance
The Downtown Gallery, New York
Howard Rose, New York, 1962 (acquired from the above)
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1997
Howard Rose, New York, 1962 (acquired from the above)
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1997
Condition
The sheet is hinged to its support at the reverse top edge. There appears to be a minor crease at the extreme upper left corner on the edge of the sheet and there are remnants of tape on the reverse.
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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.
Catalogue Note
According to scholar George T. M. Shackelford, “The medium of watercolor occupies a curious place in the work of Arthur Garfield Dove, one of America’s first modern masters. From the late 1920s, Dove worked regularly in watercolor, producing works of extraordinary freshness and lucidity…they reveal to the historian the remarkably ordered evolution that lies behind such deceptively chaotic visual images” (“Two Watercolors by Arthur Dove,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin, vol. 37, no. 3, Spring 1980, p. 8).