拍品 27
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MARVIN DORWART CONE | This Was the House

估價
100,000 - 150,000 USD
招標截止

描述

  • Marvin Dorwart Cone
  • This Was the House
  • signed MARVIN/CONE (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 18 by 34 inches
  • (45.7 by 61 cm)
  • Painted in 1946.

來源

The artist
Winnifred Swift Cone (his wife)
Marvin D. Cone Trust
Reginald and Doris Cone Weeks (her daughter)
By descent to the present owner, 2006

展覽

Cedar Falls, Iowa, Cedar Falls Art Gallery, Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone, October 1946, no. 15, n.p.
Davenport, Iowa, Davenport Municipal Art Gallery, Exhibition of Paintings by Marvin D. Cone, March 1947
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Art Association, Paintings by Marvin D. Cone, April-May 1947, no. 19, n.p.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, The Walker Art Center, First Biennial Exhibition of Paintings and Prints, August-September 1947, n.p.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Coe College, West Gallery, An Exhibit of Paintings by Marvin Cone: Centennial Exhibition, March-April 1952, no. 17, n.p.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Coe College, East Gallery, Paintings by Marvin Cone, October 1953, no. 14, n.p.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Coe College, Sinclair Auditorium, Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings: Marvin D. Cone, September-October 1977, no. 4, n.p.
Neenah, Wisconsin, Bergstrom Art Center, Grant Wood and Friends: Marvin Cone and Arnold Pyle, April-June 1978, n.p.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Art Center, Marvin Cone: A Retrospective Exhibition, November 1980-January 1981, no. 46, n.p.

出版

Joseph S. Czestochowski, Marvin D. Cone: Art as Self-Portrait, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1989, no. 462, p. 190

Condition

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes, Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. This work is in beautiful condition. The canvas has never been removed from its original stretcher. There are no reinforcements on the reverse. The gloss to the paint layer seems to be an original finish. There do not appear to be any retouches, and there are no signs of any damage. The work may clean slightly, but it can also certainly be hung in its current state.
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.
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拍品資料及來源

The present work was a favorite of Marvin Cone's wife, Winnifred, and hung prominently in the living room of her Cedar Rapids home. It has since descended in the family to the artist's grandson, the present owner.

This painting will be included as no. 1946.007 in Joseph S. Czestochowski's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist’s work to be published by International Arts® at www.catrais.org.